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Apologetics is the practice of defending religious beliefs through logical arguments and reasoned discussion, rather than simply asserting them as true. The term originated with early Christian writers who used this approach to respond to critics and persuade others to accept their faith, and today it commonly refers to religious and theological debates.
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Apologetik oder Apologie (von altgriechisch ἀπολογία apología, deutsch ‚Verteidigung, Rechtfertigung‘, vgl. a. engl. to apologize) bezeichnet die Verteidigung einer (Welt-)Anschauung.
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