Uczony jako intelektualista publiczny. Przykład religioznawstwa

The article discusses the role of public intellectuals, with particular emphasis on scholars specializing in study religions. While various functions and aims intellectuals are taken into account, focuses primarily risks related to scholars’ engagement discourse. history academic religion shows that many its representatives were involved ideological endeavors, including political ideologies. It is argued main intellectual not be a functionary religious institutions nor even an interpreter traditions, but critical researcher who impartially popularizes knowledge about religions highlights mechanisms underlying dynamics world.