Meaning of APOLOGETICS
| Pronunciation: | | u`pâlu'jetiks
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| | Definition: | | [n] the branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines |
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| | See Also: | | divinity, theology | |
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| | Definition: | | \A*pol`o*get"ics\, n.
That branch of theology which defends the Holy Scriptures,
and sets forth the evidence of their divine authority.
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| | Related Terms: | | apologia, apology, argument, argumentation, bicker, bickering, Buddhology, canonics, casuistry, contention, controversy, crisis theology, defense, dialogical theology, disputation, dispute, divinity, doctrinalism, doctrinism, dogmatics, eschatology, existential theology, flyting, hagiography, hagiology, hassle, hierology, hubbub, litigation, logomachy, logos Christology, logos theology, Mariolatry, Mariology, Mercersburg theology, natural theology, neoorthodox theology, neoorthodoxy, paper war, passage of arms, patristic theology, phenomenological theology, physicotheology, polemic, polemics, rationalism, religion, rhubarb, scholastic theology, secularism, set-to, soteriology, systematics, theology, verbal engagement, war of words, wrangling |
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