Keywords
apologetics, Latter-day Saints, Christian faith
Abstract
I first became involved in apologetics because I wanted to defend the truth of beliefs that are important to me and to defend the character of leaders for whom I have great respect, even veneration, against attack. I’m offended by falsehoods, prejudice, and injustice. I wanted to help faltering members who were sometimes besieged by intellectual challenges for which they had no adequate response. I also desired to assist interested observers to see sufficient plausibility in the Gospel’s claims that they would be able to make its truth a matter of sincere and receptive prayer. My hope was to clear away obstacles that might obscure their recognition of truth. These continue to be my motivations, and I expect that others who are engaged in apologetics feel much the same way.
Recommended Citation
Peterson, Daniel C.
(2013)
"Introduction, Volume 6 The Modest But Important End of Apologetics,"
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship: Vol. 6, Article 3.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/interpreter/vol6/iss1/3
