Mormon apologetics is the systematic defense of Mormonism

Mormonism

Mormonism is the religion practiced by Mormons, and is the predominant religious tradition of the Latter Day Saint movement. This movement was founded by Joseph Smith, Jr. beginning in the 1820s as a form of Christian primitivism. During the 1830s and 1840s, Mormonism gradually distinguished itself...

 against its critics. Notable Latter-day Saint (Mormon) apologists include early church leaders such as John Taylor

John Taylor (1808-1887)

John Taylor was the third president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1880 to 1887. He is the only president of the LDS Church to have been born outside of the United States....

, B. H. Roberts, James E. Talmage

James E. Talmage

James Edward Talmage born in Hungerford, Berkshire, England, was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1911 until his death in 1933....

 and modern scholars such as Hugh Nibley

Hugh Nibley

Hugh Winder Nibley was an American author, Mormon apologist, and professor at Brigham Young University...

, Orson Scott Card

Orson Scott Card

Orson Scott Card is an American author, critic, public speaker, essayist, columnist, and political activist. He writes in several genres, but is primarily known for his science fiction. His novel Ender's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the...

, and Jeff Lindsay. A well-known Mormon apologetic organization is the Foundation for Apologetic Information & Research

Foundation for Apologetic Information & Research

The Foundation for Apologetic Information & Research is a non-profit organization that specializes in Mormon apologetics and responds to criticism of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . FAIR is made up of volunteers who seek to answer questions submitted to its web site...

 (FAIR).

The Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies

Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies

The Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies is an informal collaboration of academics devoted to Latter-day Saint historical scholarship. The group is formally part of the Neal A...

 (FARMS), a research organization based at Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...

 (BYU), is considered by some critics of Mormonism (as well as by some Mormons) to be an apologetic organization; however, most of their research focuses on Near Eastern ancient texts, Mormon history and Book of Mormon archaeology

Archaeology and the Book of Mormon

Since the publication of the Book of Mormon in 1830, both Mormon and non-Mormon archaeologists have studied its claims in reference to known archaeological evidence...

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External links

• FAIR - Foundation for Apologetic Information & Research
• FARMS - Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (BYU)
• Mormon Answers - an apologetic site addressing 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)
• MormonApologetics.org
• LDS FAQ: Mormon Answers