Views and Reviews: Lee Strobel

Author Lee Strobel has given us three excellent books. Strobel, educated at Yale Law School, was an award-winning legal editor for the Chicago Tribune. Until 1981, he was a skeptic concerning spiritual things. But when he found Christ he turned his investigative skills to good use, showing non-Christians the basis for what we believe. Written with the unbeliever in mind, these books would make excellent gifts for a sincere seeker, willing to consider the Bible’s claims. They would be especially helpful for those attending a secular university where God’s truth is commonly attacked.

¤ In The Case for Christ the author compiles credible evidence demonstrating that Jesus of Nazareth truly is the Son of God. His examination of the death and resurrection of Christ is worth the price of the book all on its own.

¤ In The Case for Faith Strobel deals, one by one, with the most common objections raised by unbelievers (such as “God isn’t worthy of worship if He kills innocent children”). One after another, he carefully refutes these arguments and supports the Christian position.

¤ In The Case for a Creator Lee Strobel presents half a dozen lines of argument disproving evolutionary theory, and supporting the active involvement of Almighty God in the creation of the physical universe. (This book is up-to-date, scientifically, and highly technical in spots. But it makes for thought-provoking reading.)