''Faith Under Fire'' is an American television series that aired

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and was hosted by

Lee Strobel Lee Patrick Strobel (born January 25, 1952) is an American Christian author and a former investigative journalist. He has written several books, including four that received ECPA Christian Book Awards (1994, 1999, 2001, 2005) and a series whi ...

, in 2004-2005.

History

In 2004,

, an American

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and a former investigative journalist, founded the

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show ''Faith Under Fire''. In the main segments, two guests would discuss current issues related to

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. It aired every Saturday at 10pm EST on

. In segments following commercial breaks, people on the street were interviewed on the same topics. Guests included

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, Shabir Ally,

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and

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. 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)

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

Season 2 (2005)

# "Culture Wars" – February 26, 2005 # "Tough Faith Questions" – May 3, 2005 # "Politics and Religion" – December 3, 2005 # "Women and Faith" – March 19, 2005 # "The Jesus Debate" – March 26, 2005 # "The Contemporary Church" – February 4, 2005 # "A Potpourri of Faith" – September 4, 2005 # "Current Controversies" – April 16, 2005 # "Faith Under Scrutiny" – April 23, 2005 # "The Future of Faith" – April 30, 2005 # "Islam: The Issues" – May 14, 2005 # "Hot Topics" – May 28, 2005 # "Bible Controversies" – April 6, 2005 – Includes a discussion and debate about the so-called

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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

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. 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

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0439069 2004 American television series debuts 2005 American television series endings PAX TV original programming