The Case For a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God

Lee Strobel is an investigative journalist and Christian apologist. He studied journalism at the University of Missouri and law at Yale University, going on to work as an investigative journalist and legal affairs editor for the Chicago Tribune. His journalism earned him recognition from the United Press International Illinois Editors Association, including a first-place award for public service in 1980 for his coverage of the Ford Pinto crash trial (a trial that would feature in Chapter 11 of his book, The Case for a Creator). Following his wife’s conversion to Christianity, Strobel undertook a personal two-year investigation into the veracity of Christianity’s truth-claims. This intellectual journey ultimately convinced him to become a Christian as well and led to the publication of his first major book, The Case for Christ. His conversion story became the foundational narrative that structures his entire apologetics enterprise. This biographical arc—from skeptical journalist to convinced believer—functions as both a rhetorical device and an epistemological claim, suggesting that Christian faith can withstand and indeed emerge victorious from rigorous empirical scrutiny.

Strobel’s transition from journalism to ministry marked a fundamental reorientation of his investigative skills toward evangelical advocacy.