> Apologetics certainly does have a role in keeping Christians
>from abandoning the faith. But the classical apologists - I think of
>Justin Martyr first of all - wrote first to defend Christianity
>and to remove misunderstandings about the faith among pagans. How one
>can do apologetics with that intention in an adequate way in our culture
>is another question.
Defense of the faith can take many forms. I personally have never seen anyone
become a christian because of this. I have seen some claim that, but when
examined, they became a christians because of what they viewed Christ as
offering them.
glenn
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