An '''Apologetic''' is a field of study concerned with the systematic defence of Christianity. The term "apologetic" is derived from the Greek word ''apologia'' (απολογία), which means in ''defense of'' (also means "reply" or "answer").

== Discussion ==

The word "apologetics" is used eight times in the New Testament <ref> Acts 22:1; 25:16; I Cor. 9:3, II Cor. 7:11, Phil 1:7, II Tim. 4:16 and I Pet 3: 15 </ref> The verse most commonly associated as the basis of this:

Orthodox Apologetics, however, has always tried to give an intellectual synthesis of both general and particular apologetic problems, using as a cornerstone the positive method of building the organically whole Christian worldview. The literature of Apologetics is unusually vast, diverse and almost boundless. But, from a strictly Orthodox point of view, a fully complete, whole and deeply absorbing textbook of Apologetics has not yet been prepared.

== List of apologetic work ==

* The [[Nicene Creed]]

* ''"The Fountain of Knowledge,"'' by St. John of Damascus (7th-century).

=== General topics ===

* the Theotokos and the saints as intercessors.

* the place of icons in orthodox worship

== Modern Apologies and Apologists ==