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apologetics

[ uh-pol-uh-jet-iks ]

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)
  1. the branch of theology concerned with the defense or proof of Christianity using rational argument:

    In the face of evidence-based objections from the scientific community, creation apologetics has had to evolve to survive.

  2. reasoning in defense of any theory or doctrine, typically drawing on a set of established responses to specific criticisms:

    Capitalist apologetics often claim, quite convincingly, that unrestricted market competition safeguards democracy.



apologetics

/ əˌɒəˈɛɪ /

noun

  1. the branch of theology concerned with the defence and rational justification of Christianity
  2. a defensive method of argument
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of apologetics1

First recorded in 1725–35; apologetic, -ics
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But Mr. Johnston, whose work at the 57,000-member megachurch in Plano, Texas, centers on apologetics and cultural engagement, isn’t opposed to digital versions of the world’s best-selling book.

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It is not too much to say that conservative apologetics is a vast rhetorical structure that purports to say one thing when it means another.

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Those remarks echoed a previous bout of Putin apologetics by Mr. Berlusconi last month on one of the country’s most prominent political talk shows.

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Christopher Check, president of the apologetics website Catholic Answers, called Mr. Newsom’s project a “deadly blasphemy” for “co-opting Sacred Scripture in the service of abortion.”

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Sure enough, Fuentes quickly became a verified member, putting his openly white nationalist beliefs and Nazi apologetics into the realm of the "truths" that Trump is protecting.

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