theology vs apologetics

apologetics vs theology

theology and apologetics both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
theology	Yes	No	No	No
apologetics	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, apologetics is a hyponym of theology; that is, apologetics is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than theology:

theology: the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
apologetics: the branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines

Other hyponyms of theology include angelology, ecclesiology, eschatology, hermeneutics, homiletics, liturgics, liturgiology, theodicy.

theology (noun)	apologetics (noun)
the learned profession acquired by specialized courses in religion (usually taught at a college or seminary)	the branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines
a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings
the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth

Difference between theology and apologetics

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