CV
Education:
Graduated from Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan
- studies at the Faculty for Philosophy and History (graduation 1972); master thesis: „Blaise Pascal and his epoch”
Faculty member of the
Institute of Philosophy (Adam Mickiewicz University) (since November 1973)
Academic titles:
- PhD in Philosophy (1976), dissertation: „Blaise Pascal’s paradoxical thinking. The study in the antinomies of reason and faith
- DLitt in Philosophy (1987); habilitation dissertation: „Intellectualism and naturalism in modern French philosophy. Selected representatives”.
- Professor of humanities (1994)
Present academic position: ordinary professor
Specialisation:
modern philosophy (especially French)
philosophy of religion (especially Christian)
1. Publication: 30 monographs, 32 edited collections (co-authored), as well as over 250 academic and popular science articles
2. Papers presented at conferences:
- a dozen international conferences /including in France, Italy, Spain, Austria, USA, Canada, Hungary and Ukraine /
- several dozen conferences in Poland
- organiser of over 30 conferences
3. Leader of research projects:
- 1999 – 2001: „Religious sects in contemporary Europe”
- 2002 - 2003 „Cults, sects, new religious movements as contemporary challenges”
4. International academic internships and language courses
- Centre d’Histoire des Sciences et des Doctrines CNRS (Paris– 1989 r.)
- Goethe-Institut (Berlin – 1991 r.)
5. International academic co-operation:
- National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in France
- Society for Frankophone Philosophy (A.S.P.L.F.) in France
6. Management of university units:
- since 1991 until February 2011; Chair of History and Philosophy of Religion in the Institute of Philosophy (AMU)
- 1991 – 1993; Deputy Director of the Institute of Philosophy (AMU)
- 1993 – 96; Deputy Dean for Academic Research at the Faculty of Social Sciences (AMU)
- since September 2008; Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences (AMU)
- since march 2011; Chair of Religious and Comparative Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences (AMU)
7. Management of enterprises outside of the university:
- since 1992; head of Humaniora: Foundation for Humanities
- since 1993; chief editor at the Publishing House of the Humaniora Foundation
- since 2001; Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies
8. Membership of editorial boards:
- since 2000; deputy editor of „Przegląd Religioznawczy” [„Review of Religious Studies”]
9. Elected positions in management boards:
- Polish Society for Religious Studies
- Humaniora Foundation /board director/
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research /board director/
10. Membership in academic associations:
- Polish Philosophical Society
- Polish Society for Religious Studies