![]() As a theoretical discipline, then, apologetics is not training in the art of answering questions, or debating, or evangelism, though all of these draw upon the science of apologetics and apply it practically. ![]() In addition to serving, like the rest of theology in general, as an expression of loving God with all our minds, apologetics specifically serves to show to unbelievers the truth of the Christian faith, to confirm that faith to believers, and to reveal and explore the connections between Christian doctrine and other truths. ![]() Apologetics is thus primarily a theoretical discipline, though it has a practical application. What is apologetics? Apologetics (from the Greek apologia: a defense) is that branch of Christian theology which seeks to provide a rational justification for the truth claims of the Christian faith. ![]() EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is an excerpt from Reasonable Faith by William Lane Craig ( Crossway). ![]()
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