Crossword clues for apologetics
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Apologetics \A*pol`o*get"ics\, n. That branch of theology which defends the Holy Scriptures, and sets forth the evidence of their divine authority.
Wiktionary
n. The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines
WordNet
n. the branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines
Wikipedia
Apologetics (from Greek ἀπολογία, "speaking in defense") is the discipline of defending a position (often religious) through the systematic use of information. Early Christian writers (c. 120–220) who defended their faith against critics and recommended their faith to outsiders were called apologists. In modern usage the term 'apologetics' is largely identified with debates over religion and theology in the USA and is rarely heard in the UK (although the related word 'apologist' is used in British English).
In political usage, apologetics is used in a negative fashion to describe the defence of controversial actions or policies, like terrorism or politically repressive governments.
Usage examples of "apologetics".
Alexandrine-Jewish apologetics, the maxims of Jesus, and the religious speech of the Christian Churches.
The Gnostics were not interested in apologetics, and that is a very significant fact.
The complete development of church apologetics, as well as the conviction that Christianity is identical with correct and absolute knowledge.
But, obviously, in the context of second-century apologetics, this could be taken as a false prediction.
Comparative religion, homiletics, higher criticism, apologetics, Hebrew, Latin, Greek, all require scholarship.