Defining apologetics -- A brief history of apologetics -- Issues and methods in apologetics -- Apologists who emphasize reason -- Classical apologetics : a reasonable faith -- The rationality of the Christian worldview -- Apologetics and the limits of reason -- Apologists who emphasize fact -- Evidentialist apologetics : faith founded on fact -- Presenting evidence that demands a verdict -- Apologetics and the interpretation of fact -- Apologists who emphasize revelation -- Reformed apologetics : Christianity in conflict -- Taking every thought captive -- Apologetics and the authority of revelation -- Apologists who emphasize faith -- Fideist apologetics : reasons of the heart -- Calling people to encounter God in Jesus Christ -- Apologetics and the subjectivity of faith -- Apologists who favor integration -- Contending for the faith : apologetics and human knowledge -- Reasons for hope : integrating diverse arguments in apologetics -- Speaking the truth in love : perspectives on apologetics.