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Description
The title of this volume of essays in honor of Daniel C. Peterson, Steadfast in Defense of Faith, was not idly chosen. It reflects his most widely known public role as an apologist. Over the years, Dan has had not only to defend the faith but also frequently has been required to define and justify the legitimacy of apologetics as a scholarly endeavor. On one such occasion he wrote: The Greek word from which our English term apologetics derives means “defense.” The notion of saying that one is “sorry” is a much later linguistic development. (In Plato’s Apology, his hero Socrates offers a vigorous and even rather cheeky defense of the philosophical activity for which he was soon to be put to death. He doesn’t come within light years of expressing any regret for it.)
ISBN
9781890718206
Owning Institution
Interpreter Foundation
Publisher
Interpreter Foundation
Publication Date
2023
City
Orem, UT
Keywords
apologetics, defense of faith, scholarly endeavor, Plato
Disciplines
Mormon Studies | Religion
Recommended Citation
Ricks, Shirley S.; Ricks, Stephen D.; and Midgley, Louis C., "Steadfast in Defense of Faith" (2023). Interpreter Foundation Books. 14.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/ifb/14