Graham, Elaine2018-04-192018-04-192018-04-11Graham, E. (2018). How to speak of God? Toward a postsecular apologetics. Practical Theology, 11(3), 206-217.10.1080/1756073X.2018.1460522http://hdl.handle.net/10034/621093This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Practical Theology on 11/04/2018, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1756073X.2018.1460522Against most expectations religion has not vanished from Western culture. If anything, it exercises a greater fascination than ever before. Broadly, we might think of ourselves as occupying a new, 'postsecular' space between a renewed visibility of religion in public life, and a corresponding acknowledgement of the importance of religious values and actors; and persistent and widespread disillusion and scepticism towards religion, and objections to religion as a source of legitimate public discourse. In a world that is more sensitive than ever to religious belief and practice, yet often struggles to accommodate it into secular discourse, how do religious institutions justify their position in a contested and volatile public square? This article argues that the contemporary postsecular context requires a recovery of the ancient practices of Christian apologetics as a form of public, theological witness to the practical value of faith, articulated in both deed and word.enhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/PostsecularPractical TheologyChristian apologeticsArticle1756-0748Practical Theology