The New ApologeticsIn recent years, apologetics has gotten a bad rap, being falsely conflated with arguing about religion, in the worst sense of the phrase. But for Christians, apologetics, or giving a reasoned explanation or defense of the faith, is a necessity and duty. In fact, the cultural moment in which we find ourselves today demands, possibly more than any other time in history, a New Apologeticsa potent and spirited renewal of apologetics suited to todays