Apologetics
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| - | '''Apologists''' are [[author]]s, [[Personal journal|writer]]s, [[editors]] of [[Action research|scientific logs]] or [[Peer-review|academic journal]]s, and [[Reformism|leaders]] known for taking on the points in arguments, conflicts or positions that are either placed under popular [[scrutiny|scrutinies]] or viewed under [[Persecution|persecutory]] [[examination]]s. The term comes from the [[Greek language|Greek word]] ''apologia'' (απολογία), meaning a speaking in defense. | + | |
| + | '''Apologetics''' (from [[Greek language|Greek]] ἀπολογία, "speaking in defense") is the discipline of defending a position (often religious) through the systematic use of information. [[List of early Christian writers|Early Christian writers]] (c. 120–220) who defended their faith against critics and recommended their faith to outsiders were called [[Christian apologists|apologists]]. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Christian existential apologetics]] | ||
| + | * [[Confirmation bias]] | ||
| + | * [[Denialism]] | ||
| + | * [[Existence of God]] | ||
| + | * [[List of apologetic works]] | ||
| + | * [[Presuppositional apologetics]] | ||
| + | * [[Problem of evil]] | ||
| + | * [[Theodicy]] | ||
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Apologetics (from Greek ἀπολογία, "speaking in defense") is the discipline of defending a position (often religious) through the systematic use of information. Early Christian writers (c. 120–220) who defended their faith against critics and recommended their faith to outsiders were called apologists.
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See also
- Christian existential apologetics
- Confirmation bias
- Denialism
- Existence of God
- List of apologetic works
- Presuppositional apologetics
- Problem of evil
- Theodicy
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