Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The branch of theology that is concerned with defending or proving the truth of Christian doctrines.
- noun Formal argumentation in defense of something, such as a position or system.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun That branch of demonstrative or argumentative theology which is concerned with the grounds and defense of Christian belief and hope.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun That branch of theology which defends the Holy Scriptures, and sets forth the evidence of their divine authority.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The field of study concerned with the
systematic defense of aposition , or ofreligious oroccult doctrines
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines
Etymologies
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Examples
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Apologetics apologetics comes from the Greek word for defense
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Some Christian organizations involved in apologetics and countercult work describe themselves as discernment ministries.
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It appears that those interested in apologetics are forced to allege Hitler privately hated Christianity in spite of his public pronouncements.
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It appears that those interested in apologetics are forced to allege Hitler privately hated Christianity in spite of his public pronouncements.
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Genocide apologetics is as controversial as it gets, plus it reveals the dark roots of much of sci-fi writings.
MIND MELD: What are the Most Controversial SF/F Novels of the Past & Present? 2008
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It appears that those interested in apologetics are forced to allege Hitler privately hated Christianity in spite of his public pronouncements.
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Was Mike's post about RecA an exercise in apologetics?
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Catholic apologetics is a tough job, but somebody's got to do it.
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Despite the best apologetics from the Right, the Constitution still constrains what the President can and cannot do while prosecuting his ‘war on terror’.
Think Progress » Wash. Times Pushes Surveillance Myths As “News” 2005
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Among the most active critics were practitioners of evangelical Christian "apologetics" -- speakers and writers who make their mission to actively defend their faith.
Mormons Dismayed 2008
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