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'''Midway Island''' (also '''Midway Atoll''') is an [[atoll]] in the north [[Pacific Ocean]] located between [[Hawaii]] and [[Japan]]; it is a possession of the [[United States]]. Discovered in 1859, it was annexed by the US in 1867. In June 1942, a [[Japanese]] naval attack directed towards the atoll led to the [[Battle of Midway]], one of the most significant engagements of the Pacific War.
'''Midway Island''' (also '''Midway Atoll''') is an [[atoll]] in the north [[Pacific Ocean]] located between [[Hawaii]] and [[Japan]]; it is a possession of the [[United States]]. Discovered in 1859, it was annexed by the US in 1867. In June 1942, a [[Japanese]] naval attack directed towards the atoll led to the [[Battle of Midway]], one of the most significant engagements of the Pacific War<nowiki>
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'''Christian apologetics''' is the defense of the [[Christianity|Christian]] faith through logical arguments. The term comes from the [[Greek]] word ''apologia'', which means "defense". The expression "Christian apologist" therefore does not mean that someone is apologising for or on behalf of [[Christianity]] as is sometimes thought, but that he or she is defending and justifying it. There are a <nowiki>f the Bible, and still others in historical or philosophical defenses of Christianity (such as [[Gary Habermas]] or [[Lee Strobel]]). Christian apologist [[JP Holding]] has recommended that prospective apologists choose one area of focus rather than trying to be a "jack of all trades". <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/qt/sowant.html</ref> Some feel that faith alone should ne<nowiki>
ed no justification, however, many feel that Christians should be prepared to defend and spread their faith by intellectual means, especially as many people will not accept Christianity without a "rational" reason to do so.
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==History of Christian Apologetics==
Christian apologetics has existed as long as Christianity itself. [[Jesus]] himself spent time in the temples and synagogues, debating and explaining the meaning of the scriptures. The [[Saint Peter|Apostle Peter]] exhorted early Christians to apologetics, writing,
:"Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander." 1 Peter 3:15-16.
The Apostle Paul also spent time in [[Athens]], debating [[Stoicism|Stoic]] and Epicurian philosophers. Acts 17:16.
Great theologians such as [[Origen]], Athanasius, [[Irenaeus]], [[Martyr]], [[Augustine]], and [[Aquinas]] continued the tradition of apologetics on a dramatic scale. At the same time, apologetics was practiced by countless individual Christians, explaining and defending their beliefs.