Mormon apologetics
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Mormon apologetics is the field of apologetics directed toward Mormonism. It is the systematic defense of Mormonism against its critics. The term Mormon apologetics also sometimes refers to scholarly efforts to defend a particular view of orthodoxy within Mormonism, most often the orthodoxy currently promoted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, against dissenting or divergent views.
Mormonism has always had those who defend the faith; from the early days of leaders such as John Taylor and B.H. Roberts to the more scholarly work of Hugh Nibley.
The most well-known Mormon apologetic organization is the Foundation for Apologetic Information & Research (FAIR). There are also numerous forums for Mormon apologetics which have appeared across the Internet.
The Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS), a research organization based at Brigham Young University (BYU) since 1997, is considered by many critics of Mormonism to be an apologetic organization. However, most of their research focuses on near eastern ancient texts, Mormon history and Book of Mormon archaeology.
[edit] See also
- Controversies regarding The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Ex-Mormonism
- History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Joseph Smith, Jr.
- Latter Day Saint movement
- List of articles about Mormonism
- Mormonism
- Criticism of Mormonism
[edit] External links
- FAIR - Foundation for Apologetic Information & Research
- FARMS - Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (BYU)
- Mormon Answers - frequently asked questions about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- SHIELDS - scholarly articles from a group of volunteer LDS apologetics (SHIELDS=Scholarly & Historical Information Exchange for Latter-day Saints)
- ProMormon - Pro-Mormon Answers to Anti-Mormon Questions (a website on how to find pro-LDS answers to anti-LDS claims)
- MormonApologetics.org
