What is Apologetics?

Answer 1

Apologetics is the field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position. Someone who engages in apologetics is called an apologist or an "apologete". The term comes from the Greek word apologia (απολογία), meaning defense of a position against an attack. When John Henry Newman entitled his spiritual autobiography Apologia Pro Vita Sua in 1864, he was playing upon both connotations. Early uses of the term include Plato's Apology (the defense speech of Socrates from his trial) and some works of early Christian apologists, such as St. Justin Martyr's two Apologies addressed to the emperor Marcus Aurelius.

Answer 2

Apologetics came out mainly during the reformations as a Catholic response to criticism, "defending the faith" with theological argument, attempts to prove dogma correct. Of course it was picked up by other reformers as the reformers began to split from one another. Today it is not really used in the mainstream churches but more the non demoninational and evangelical churches to prove Christianity, particularly born again Christianity as the correct religion instead of for internal dogma arguments.

Answer 3

Apologetics is derived from the Greek word, "apologetikos", which means, "in defence of". In a religious sense, it's an attempted justification of particular beliefs and/or rituals.

Answer 4

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a·pol·o·get·ics (-pl-jtks) KEY

NOUN:
(used with a sing. verb)
The branch of theology that is concerned with defending or proving the truth of Christian doctrines.
Formal argumentation in defense of something, such as a position or system.

Answer 5

its the study of defense for any religion

Answer 6

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