Religious discipline of systematic defence of a position
This article is about the systematic defence of a religious position. For the Christian parody band, see ApologetiX.
"Apologist" redirects here. For non-religious uses of apologetic and apologist, see Apology (disambiguation).
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Apologetics (from Greek ἀπολογία, lit.'speaking in defense') is the religious discipline of defending religious doctrines through systematic argumentation and discourse.[1][2][3] Early Christian writers (c. 120–220) who defended their beliefs against critics and recommended their faith to outsiders were called Christian apologists.[4] In 21st-century usage, apologetics is often identified with debates over religion and theology.
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^"Apologetics". The Advent. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
^"apologetics". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
^Cross, F. L., ed. (2005). "Apologists". The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. New York: Oxford University Press.
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