In recognition of the extensive research for his books, Southern Evangelical Seminary honored Lee Strobel with the conferring of a Doctor of Divinity degree in 2007. He left Saddleback to write books and host the national network TV program 'Faith Under Fire.' He joined Saddleback Valley Community Church as a teaching pastor in 2000. He joined the staff of Willow Creek Community Church in 1987 and later became a teaching pastor. He also led a team that won UPI’s top award for investigative reporting in Illinois. In addition, Lee taught First Amendment Law at Roosevelt University.Īfter investigating the evidence for Jesus, Lee became a Christian in 1981.

He was a journalist for 14 years at The Chicago Tribune and other newspapers, winning Illinois' highest honor for public service journalism from United Press International. Lee was educated at the University of Missouri (Bachelor of Journalism degree) and Yale Law School (Master of Studies in Law degree).

He also earned Christian Book Awards for The Case for Christ, The Case for Faith, The Case for a Creatorand The Case for Grace, all of which have been made into documentaries distributed by Lionsgate. Lee shared the Christian Book of the Year award in 2005 for a curriculum he co-authored with Garry Poole about the movie The Passion of the Christ. The Case for Christ and Strobel’s following books have sold more than 10 million units to date.ĭescribed in the Washington Post as 'one of the evangelical community's most popular apologists,' has created content for dozens of popular books, curriculum products and films. Lee’s book, The Case for Christ: A Journalist’s Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus, became an immediate bestseller upon release 20 years ago. He currently serves as Professor of Christian Thought at Houston Baptist University and a Teaching Pastor at Woodlands Church, one of the largest congregations in the country. A Journalist Investigates Evidence for the SupernaturalĪtheist-turned-Christian Lee Strobel, the former award-winning legal editor at The Chicago Tribune, is a New York Times best-selling author of more than twenty books.

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