Faith Under Fire


Faith Under Fire is a television series that aired every Saturday at 10pm EST on PAX TV and was hosted by Lee Strobel. In the main segments, two guests would discuss current issues related to Christianity. 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)

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

    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: