In the third episode of our new resource series The Role of the Public Intellectual in a Just Society, Sr. Joan Chittister issues a call to all of us to become public intellectuals.
“Public intellectuals in a country that protects freedom of speech have the obligation to make the invisible visible. If you don’t like it, say it. If you need more background on it, ask for it. To broach topics official spokespersons of an institution may not be willing or even permitted to say, it is your role to get it said.”
Sr. Joan lays out clear ways that the public intellectual can strengthen democracy for everyone. She also calls the public intellectuals in the audience, and those in your small group, to take up the torch as well.
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