Apologetics

I've been having some recent conversations with people regarding Apologetics (defined as a defense or explanation of the faith). Do we need Apologetics anymore in our postmodern world. A world so bent towards experience. Does just talking with people about archeology, facts, scientific stuff allow for transformation to happen?

The other day as we talked about this at "Coffee and Culture" we talked that Apologetics are important but unlike before, we need more. So I started talking about the difference between an embodied apologetic and an unembodied apologetic. An unemboded apologetic is one in which a person just talks about facts, etc.. and tries to convince or sometimes "argue" the person into belief. An embodied apologetic is where a person or a community lives out the gospel of love, compassion, mercy and grace in front of people. I think in our culture people have heard "the gospel" but haven't always seen it. I believe the best defense of the faith right now in our postmodern culture is a community of Christ followers who live it out on a daily basis. I pray that Veritas would live a embodied apologetic.