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'''Dr. Harry Lee Poe''', holder of the [[Charles Colson]] Chair of Faith and Culture at [[Union University]] in [[Jackson, Tennessee]], is a [[theologian]] who has written, co-written, and edited many books and articles on the intersection of culture and [[the Gospels]].<ref>[http://www.zondervan.com/Cultures/en-US/Authors/Author.htm?ContributorID=PoeH&QueryStringSite=Zondervan Harry Lee Poe author bio at Zondervan Books]</ref> He is perhaps best known for his thesis, expounded in ''The Gospel and Its Meaning'', that effective [[evangelism]] requires selecting the parts of the Gospel that best speak to the person or group being witnessed to.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=S0_Qsh7MkMIC ''The Gospel and Its Meaning: A Theology for Evangelism and Church Growth'']</ref>

He has also written about the life and works of [[C. S. Lewis]]<ref>See for example [http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2007/february/28.44.html "Shedding Light on ''The Dark Tower'': A C.S. Lewis mystery is solved."]</ref> and co-edited ''C. S. Lewis Remembered: Collected Reflections of Students, Friends & Colleagues '', and has served as program director of the C.S. Lewis Foundation's Summer Institutes.<ref>[http://www.reformedreflections.ca/book-reviews/christianity-in-academy.html ''Christianity in the Academy'' review.]</ref>

Dr. Poe is a distant cousin of [[Edgar Allan Poe]] and is the president of the Edgar Allan Poe Museum.<ref>[http://www.poemuseum.org/news_and_events/writers_conference2007.html 2007 Edgar Allan Poe Young Writer’s Conference]</ref> Like his cousin, Dr. Poe is a published poet.

==Books==

* ''Christianity in the Academy: Teaching at the Intersection of Faith and Learning''
* ''Christian Witness in a Postmodern World''
* ''C. S. Lewis Remembered: Collected Reflections of Students, Friends & Colleagues'' [Editor]
* ''Designer Universe: Intelligent Design and the Existence of God'' [Co-author]
* ''The Fruit of Christ's Presence''
* ''The Gospel and Its Meaning: A Theology for Evangelism and Church Growth''
* ''Science and Faith: An Evangelical Dialogue'' [Co-author]
* ''See No Evil: The Existence of Sin in an Age of Relativism''
* ''What God Knows: Time and the Question of Divine Knowledge'' [Editor]

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