Apologetics is the work of defending the Christian faith against rational, empirical, and evidential claims such as that it is not true, coherent, or reasonable. Apologetics benefits the work of the church by relieving the doubts of believers, disarming the concerns of the skeptic, and supporting the work of evangelism. The apologetic task is predominantly intellectual, but is contextually variable, as the kinds of objections raised against the faith vary from time period to time period and from culture to culture. This course will briefly explore historical apologetic efforts, but predominantly focus on the apologetic task in current, Western culture. 

But sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence;  I Peter 3:15