Faith Under Fire

Faith Under Fire is an American television series that aired PAX TV and was hosted by Lee Strobel, in 2004-2005.

Faith Under Fire
Starring	Lee Strobel
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	26
Original release
Network	PAX TV
Release	October 2, 2004 (2004-10-02) – July 2, 2005 (2005-07-02)

History

In 2004, Lee Strobel, an American Evangelical Christian author and a former investigative journalist, founded the Christian apologetics show Faith Under Fire.^[1]

In the main segments, two guests would discuss current issues related to Christianity.^[2] It aired every Saturday at 10pm EST on PAX TV.

In segments following commercial breaks, people on the street were interviewed on the same topics. Guests included Randy Alcorn, Michael Shermer, Deepak Chopra, Shabir Ally, Tovia Singer and Julia Sweeney. Its final episode aired July 2, 2005, less than a month before PAX TV changed its name to i: Independent Television on July 1, 2005. When the network underwent some turmoil, it cancelled production of all of its original programming including Faith Under Fire.

Episodes

Season 1 (2004)

1. "The End of Faith" – February 10, 2004
2. "Is the Supernatural Real?" – September 10, 2004
3. "Embryos: Cells or Souls?" – October 16, 2004
4. "Why Evangelize Jews?" – October 23, 2004
5. "Are the Media Anti-Faith?" – October 30, 2004
6. "The Kabbalah Craze" – June 11, 2004"
7. "Islam: Peace or Terror" – November 13, 2004
8. "Porn Again?" – November 20, 2004"
9. "Jesus: Divine or Prophet?" – November 27, 2004
10. "What Color is Your God?" – August 1, 2005
11. "Faith in the City" – November 12, 2004
12. "Public School Exodus" – December 18, 2004
13. "Legalizing Drugs" – December 25, 2004

Season 2 (2005)

1. "Culture Wars" – February 26, 2005
2. "Tough Faith Questions" – May 3, 2005
3. "Politics and Religion" – December 3, 2005
4. "Women and Faith" – March 19, 2005
5. "The Jesus Debate" – March 26, 2005
6. "The Contemporary Church" – February 4, 2005
7. "A Potpourri of Faith" – September 4, 2005
8. "Current Controversies" – April 16, 2005
9. "Faith Under Scrutiny" – April 23, 2005
10. "The Future of Faith" – April 30, 2005
11. "Islam: The Issues" – May 14, 2005
12. "Hot Topics" – May 28, 2005
13. "Bible Controversies" – April 6, 2005 – Includes a discussion and debate about the so-called Bible code.^[3]

Curriculum

A small-group curriculum called Faith Under Fire has been produced on DVD, which features clips from the show as part of a discussion-oriented experience for both Christians and spiritual seekers. Its publisher is Zondervan. The DVDs are:

• Faith Under Fire 1: Faith & Jesus
• Faith Under Fire 2: Faith & Facts
• Faith Under Fire 3: Tough Faith Questions
• Faith Under Fire 4: A New Kind of Faith

References

1. Hartford Courant, New show 'Faith Under Fire' debates spirituality, tdn.com, USA, October 2, 2004
2. Kreh, Ken (April 26, 2006). I See Him!...I See Him!. Xulon Press. p. 223. ISBN 1-59781-966-2. Watch the show Faith Under Fire, on PAX Television, hosted by author and former atheist Lee Strobel on Saturday nights. What Lee does is take a hot issue and invite both sides of the issue to discuss/debate what they believe and why they believe it.
3. Thomas, Dave (January 26, 2007), "The Bible Code – Data Mining for God" (PDF), PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMAZING MEETING 4, James Randi Educational Foundation, pp. 31–35, retrieved October 20, 2011

External links

• Faith Under Fire at IMDb