Apology

Apology, The Apology, apologize/apologise, apologist, apologetics, or apologetic may refer to:

Common uses

 * Apology (act), an expression of remorse or regret
 * Apologia, a formal defense of an opinion, position, or action

Literature

 * Apology (Plato), Plato's recording of Socrates' defense at trial
 * Apology (Xenophon), Xenophon's version of Socrates' defense
 * A Mathematician's Apology (1940), an essay by British mathematician G. H. Hardy
 * Apologeticus or Apology (c. AD 197) of Tertullian
 * Apologia Pro Vita Sua (1864), a defense of Catholicism by John Henry Newman
 * Apology of the Augsburg Confession (1531), a defense of Lutheranism by Philipp Melanchthon

Films and television

 * Apology (film) (1986), starring Lesley Ann Warren
 * The Apology (film), a documentary about World War II "comfort women"
 * "The Apology" (Seinfeld), a television episode
 * "The Apology" (The Amazing World of Gumball), a television episode

Music

 * "Apologize" (Ed Ames song), 1967
 * "Apologize" (OneRepublic song), 2007
 * "Apology", a song by Lazlo Bane from the album Back Sides, 2006
 * "Apology", a song by The Posies from the album Dear 23, 1990
 * "Apologize", a song by Hollywood Undead from the 2011 album American Tragedy
 * "Apologize", a song by John Lee Hooker from the album John Lee Hooker Plays & Sings the Blues, 1952
 * "Apologize", a 1968 song by Peter, Paul and Mary from the album Late Again
 * "Apologize", a song by Grandson (musician)
 * "Apologize", a song by Baby Keem from the 2019 mixtape Die for My Bitch

Religion

 * Apologetics, the systematic theological defense of a religious position
 * Christian apologetics, the defense of Christianity

Other uses

 * Apology (horse) (1871–1888), a British Triple Crown winning Thoroughbred
 * The Apology to Australia's Indigenous peoples, also known as The Apology, made by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in 2008
 * Mr. Apology a.k.a. Allan Bridge (1945–1995), American conceptual artist