Reviewing, Critiquing, Exposing, Debunking, Refuting, and Defeating the Christian Apologist: Lee Strobel

April 27, 2015

Lee Strobel (born 1952) is a popular Christian apologist, creationist, journalist, intelligent design proponent, author of several books, charlatan, and host of a television program called Faith Under Fire.

Strobel’s “shtick” is to present himself both as an investigative reporter (somewhat true - Strobel was once the legal editor of the Chicago Tribune) and a former atheist. For a self-professed investigative reporter, he seems utterly incapable of asking difficult questions, providing citations for his claims, confronting people when they make overly vague or conflicting statements if said statements cohere with his views or assertions, and seems to take The Bible at face value without argument. Likewise, his description of his atheist past sounds suspiciously like the way atheists are depicted by Christians (e.g. that he was rejecting God, despite knowing or suspecting that He existed(!), in order to be able to sin freely.

Furthermore, he rarely interviews people critical of his position and when he does quote them, the quotes are usually superficial and used as a strawman argument for the following text. Comments that support his position are often taken at face value, without analysis or scrutiny and there is almost never any investigation of the claims made which are in support of his arguments.

It is perhaps fitting, given these “credentials”, that Strobel was hired as Professor of Christian Thought by Houston Baptist the-bible-is-literally-true “University” where he now works alongside “I’m a professional philosopher, no really”-William Lane Craig

http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Lee_Strobel

Lee Strobel Says Atheism Is Winning

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/daylightatheism/2015/01/lee-strobel-says-atheism-is-winning/

Lee Strobel and Other Evangelicals Admit They’re In Trouble, Big Trouble
By John W. Loftus

http://debunkingchristianity.blogspot.com/2015/01/lee-strobel-and-other-evangelicals.html?m=1

Is This Christian Author Really a Former Atheist?

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2011/05/04/is-this-christian-author-really-a-former-atheist/

There is so much to debunk Stobel that there is a website dedicated to it:

THE PREMIER SITE ON THE NET for debunking Lee Strobel’s “Case for…” apologetic series! Caseagainstfaith.com provides critiques of Christian apologetics. Our Lee Strobel and Paul Copan detailed book critiques will open your eyes to the implausibility of the Christian religion.

http://www.caseagainstfaith.com

Answering Lee Strobel’s Questions for Atheists - Adam Lee

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/daylightatheism/2009/02/answering-lee-strobel/

Lee Strobel’s Fragile Argument - Bob Seidensticker

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/crossexamined/2013/03/lee-strobels-fragile-argument-2/

Response to Lee Strobel’s “Five E’s of Evidence” - Bob Seidensticker

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/crossexamined/2014/04/response-to-lee-strobels-five-es-of-evidence-case-for-christ/

Who Would Die for a Lie?

http://galileounchained.com/tag/lee-strobel/

My Problem with the works of Lee Strobel

http://new.exchristian.net/2014/11/my-problem-with-works-of-lee-strobel.html

Lee Strobel’s Case Against Christ: Apologetics Backfiring

http://atheism.about.com/b/2007/09/27/lee-strobels-case-against-christ-apologetics-backfiring.htm

The Case Against Lee Strobel

https://evaluatingchristianity.wordpress.com/2009/05/28/the-case-against-lee-strobel/

~Book Reviews and Counter Books

1. The Case for Christ (September 1, 1998) ISBN 0310226058

http://wiki.ironchariots.org/index.php?title=The_Case_for_Christ

The Case For “The Case Against The Case For Christ” By John W. Loftus

http://debunkingchristianity.blogspot.com/2010/05/case-for-case-against-case-for-christ.html?m=1

Yet Another Case of Apologetic Dishonesty in Lee Strobel’s “The Case for Christ”: The Historical Evidence for Alexander the Great versus that of Jesus of Nazareth

https://adversusapologetica.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/another-case-of-apologetic-dishonesty-in-lee-strobels-the-case-for-christ/

Objection! The Resurrection of Jesus Is Not a Court Case

https://adversusapologetica.wordpress.com/2013/02/03/objection-the-resurrection-of-jesus-is-not-a-court-case/

When Do Contemporary or Early Sources Matter in Ancient History?

https://adversusapologetica.wordpress.com/2015/01/05/when-do-contemporary-sources-matter/

http://infidels.org/library/modern/jeff_lowder/strobel.html

The Case Against The Case For Christ: A New Testament Scholar Refutes the Reverend Lee Strobel - Robert M Price

http://www.amazon.com/The-Case-Against-For-Christ/dp/1578840058

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KQaBxRt_bM

Challenging the Verdict: A Cross-Examination of Lee Strobel’s “The Case for Christ” Paperback – September 19, 2001 by Earl Doherty

http://www.amazon.com/Challenging-Verdict-Cross-Examination-Strobels-Christ/dp/0968925901

Challenging the Verdict - A Cross-Examination of Lee Strobel’s “The Case for Christ” - Earl Doherty