Ideologizacja religii – powody i zakres
Ideologization of Religion: Reasons and Scope

Summary/Abstract: Since the title issue is very broad, the considerations on the interrelationship between religion and ideology presented in this paper were limited to the Catholic religion and the Western cultural circle. In other cultures and religions (e.g., in the areas dominated by Islam), the situation looks somewhat different—primarily because of the overlap between the spheres of religion and politics. The ideologization of the Catholic religion is always the case when, instead of treating it as a path that leads to salvation and eternal life, it is considered to be merely a means to achieve other (non-religious) goals. In the article I show that apart from similarities between ideological and religious doctrines there are also important differences between them. I also demonstrate that attempts to ideologize the Catholic religion have been undertaken since its inception. However, since the Enlightenment they have intensified, and at present, they are at their peak.

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