apologetics
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.
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.
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How to use apologetics in a sentence
I know that some of you are going to call this Obama apologetics, but you know what?
I'm not so worried that the oligarchs will pay for apologetics on their behalf.
And Obama has worked to push American foreign policy beyond Carterite apologetics or Bushesque saber-rattling.
Michael Moynihan eviscerates the left-wing apologetics that appear in popular travel guides.
The Lonely Planet Guide to Dictators and Despots | Noah Kristula-Green | August 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd that was before Pat Buchanan's later venture into explicit apologetics for Hitler in his World War II books.
At one bound Cossington's papers passed from apologetics varied by repudiation to triumphant praise.
The New Machiavelli | Herbert George WellsChristianity, once an aggressive and virile movement, now resorts to apologetics, compromise and concession to prolong her life.
Morality Without God | M. M. MangasarianBut that is not an unusual feature of Christian apologetics.
The Churches and Modern Thought | Philip VivianHe perceived it was a hard and invincible malevolence, and that no petty apologetics of demeanour could avail against it.
The Sea Lady | Herbert George WellsIn like fashion, historic rationalism has often tended to use Reason as an agency of justification and apologetics.
Reconstruction in Philosophy | John Dewey
British Dictionary definitions for apologetics
/ (əˌpɒləˈdʒɛtɪks) /
the branch of theology concerned with the defence and rational justification of Christianity
a defensive method of argument
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