id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-4804 Apologetics - Wikipedia .html text/html 2706 325 58 Apologetics (from Greek ἀπολογία, "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. Main article: Christian apologetics Several well-known Mormon apologetic organizations, such as the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (a group of scholars at Brigham Young University) and FairMormon (an independent, Mormon-run, not-for-profit group), have been formed to defend the doctrines and history of the Latter Day Saint movement in general and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in particular. Christian apologetics ^ Apologetics: A Justification of Christian Belief ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-4804.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-4804.txt