Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This study aims to examine effective apologetics teaching models for Christian adolescents as they navigate evolving social, intellectual, and digital landscapes. Adolescents are at a developmental stage characterized by growing critical thinking skills and the emergence of various questions regarding faith, truth, morality, and self-identity. This research employs a qualitative method using a literature-based approach. Data were gathered through a review of the Bible, theology books, Christian education texts, scholarly journal articles, and relevant prior research. The data were analyzed using a descriptive-analytical method to identify apologetics teaching principles that align with the needs of adolescents. The findings indicate that effective apologetics instruction must be contextual, interactive, and relevant to the lives of adolescents. Such a model encompasses experience-based learning, discussions and Q&A sessions, case studies, the use of digital media, the modeling of behavior by teachers or mentors, and the cultivation of Christian faith and character. Apologetics instruction aims not only to equip adolescents to articulate and defend their faith but also to help them live out that faith maturely and reflect the character of Christ in their daily lives.
Authors: Alde Mikola Zefanya, Marthen Mau
Language: English
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7224108249