Mormon Apologetics: A Losing Battle

In recent years Mormons have significantly increased their scholarly apologetic effort (defending their faith) with organizations such as the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship (formerly FARMS); Scholarly & Historical Information Exchange for Latter-day Saints (SHIELDS) and The Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research (FAIR). These organizations seek to defend Mormonism, bolster the faith of individual Mormons and reply to materials that are critical of the faith,...