The Case for Faith
A Journalist Investigates the Toughest Objections to Christianity · Lee Strobel
About this book
The Case for Faith is Lee Strobel’s 2000 sequel to The Case for Christ. After examining historical claims about Jesus, Strobel turns to eight persistent objections that often stand between a person and Christian belief — suffering, miracles, origins, Old Testament judgment, the uniqueness of Christ, hell, the church’s failures, and lingering doubt.
Author: Lee Strobel (b. 1952)
First published: 2000 · Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Bibliographic record: Internet Archive
- 8 objections
- 11 contents entries
- 304 pages (trade edition)
- English
Publication information
| Title | The Case for Faith: A Journalist Investigates the Toughest Objections to Christianity |
|---|---|
| Author | Lee Strobel |
| Publisher | Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| First edition | 2000 (hardcover on sale 26 September 2000) |
| Trade length | 304 pages |
| ISBN (hardcover) | 0-310-22015-7 / 978-0-310-22015-2 |
| ISBN (paperback) | 0-310-23469-7 / 978-0-310-23469-2 |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Apologetics; Christian faith and doubt |
| Internet Archive | caseforfaith00stro — student edition (Lee Strobel with Jane Vogel; ISBN 0-310-24188-X); 310 scanned images; print-disabled / access-restricted |
| Open Library | OL1827669W |
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Table of Contents
Chapter titles below follow the widely published 2000 Zondervan trade edition. They are listed as bibliographic facts. Each heading on this page also points to a related public-domain King James passage in the UECF Bible — not to Strobel’s chapter text.
- IIntroduction: The Challenge of FaithOpening interview and the eight “heart barriers”
- —On the Road to AnswersHow the investigation is framed
- 1Since Evil and Suffering Exist, a Loving God CannotObjection #1
- 2Since Miracles Contradict Science, They Cannot Be TrueObjection #2
- 3Evolution Explains Life, So God Isn’t NeededObjection #3
- 4God Isn’t Worthy of Worship If He Kills Innocent ChildrenObjection #4
- 5It’s Offensive to Claim Jesus Is the Only Way to GodObjection #5
- 6A Loving God Would Never Torture People in HellObjection #6
- 7Church History Is Littered with Oppression and ViolenceObjection #7
- 8I Still Have Doubts, So I Can’t Be a ChristianObjection #8
- CConclusion: The Power of FaithClosing verdict
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Contents with related Scripture
The notes under each heading are UECF.NET’s own bibliographic orientation. They are not a summary of Strobel’s interviews and must not be quoted as his wording. Bible quotations are King James Version.
Book · Lee Strobel · Introduction
Introduction: The Challenge of Faith
The trade edition opens by placing doubt on the table — including the well-known conversation with former evangelist Charles Templeton — before naming the eight objections the rest of the book will investigate.
“And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.”
Jeremiah 29:13 KJV
Book · Lee Strobel · Front matter
On the Road to Answers
This section introduces the reporter’s method: take each objection seriously, then sit with people who have spent their lives answering it. The full interviews belong in the printed book or an authorized digital copy.
Chapter 1 · The Case for Faith · Lee Strobel
Objection #1: Since Evil and Suffering Exist, a Loving God Cannot
The first objection is the problem of pain: if God is both good and powerful, why is the world as it is? Read this chapter in an authorized copy; the Scripture below is a starting place for personal study.
Chapter 2 · The Case for Faith · Lee Strobel
Objection #2: Since Miracles Contradict Science, They Cannot Be True
The second objection asks whether miracle claims can survive a scientific age. The book’s argument is Strobel’s; the passages here simply mark the New Testament’s own appeal to signs.
Chapter 3 · The Case for Faith · Lee Strobel
Objection #3: Evolution Explains Life, So God Isn’t Needed
The third objection concerns origins: if a natural account of life is enough, is a Creator unnecessary? Readers should take Strobel’s investigation from the book itself.
Chapter 4 · The Case for Faith · Lee Strobel
Objection #4: God Isn’t Worthy of Worship If He Kills Innocent Children
The fourth objection presses Old Testament judgment narratives. This page records the chapter title only; the interviews and notes remain in the copyrighted book.
Chapter 5 · The Case for Faith · Lee Strobel
Objection #5: It’s Offensive to Claim Jesus Is the Only Way to God
The fifth objection is the uniqueness of Christ among the world’s religions. The book’s conversation is not reproduced here.
Chapter 6 · The Case for Faith · Lee Strobel
Objection #6: A Loving God Would Never Torture People in Hell
The sixth objection asks how eternal judgment can be reconciled with love. Use an authorized edition for Strobel’s treatment; the references below open the UECF Bible at related chapters.
Chapter 7 · The Case for Faith · Lee Strobel
Objection #7: Church History Is Littered with Oppression and Violence
The seventh objection looks at the church’s public sins. Listing the title is not a defense of those sins; it is the book’s own chapter heading.
Chapter 8 · The Case for Faith · Lee Strobel
Objection #8: I Still Have Doubts, So I Can’t Be a Christian
The last objection treats doubt itself as a barrier. Scripture does not hide honest unbelief; it also does not treat faith as the absence of every question.
Conclusion · The Case for Faith · Lee Strobel
Conclusion: The Power of Faith
The published conclusion gathers the investigation. For Strobel’s verdict, read the book through an authorized channel.
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”
Hebrews 11:1 KJV