There, he continued his theological studies and began to write apologetic, polemic, and controversialist treatises. This essay was less polemic than many of his earlier writings. Calvin was a tireless polemic and apologetic writer who generated much controversy. The book is a feminist analysis, written with a mixture of polemic and scholarly research. The novel seems to take an ironic polemic with philosophy. This back-and-forth ad hominem literary polemic has become known as the . Yet his language was seldom so polemic and never adversarial. A new type of vigorous polemic gradually superseded the older essay. Pisarek is a member of Artwatch UK, which has offered polemic denunciations of Kemp. He also argues that the writer is guilty of manipulating source materials for polemic purposes. In 1887, Nietzsche wrote the polemic "On the Genealogy of Morality". There is an annual debate competition called the Polemic. In the highly polarized polemic between Darwinism and creationism, our position is unique. The modern perception of Roman sexual decadence can be traced to early Christian polemic. It also gave added impetus to the strong anti-Italian feelings already present in Huguenot polemic.