Making persuasive appeals for and answering objections to Christianity is not only modeled and commanded in the Scriptures (Colossians 4:6; 1 Peter 3:15), but it is on display as a key feature in the writings of early church leaders (long before the Enlightenment).19 Yet even though critics go too far when they dismissively reject apologetics, we shouldn’t dismiss their concerns. Apologetics has at times been practiced in ways that ignore complexity in favor of easy answers, assume an outdated understanding
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