Marxism’s Critical Theory Of Religion And Its Contemporary Value

As the origin and beginning of Marxist theory,religious criticism is closely connected with its philosophical thought,economic thought,political thought and social thought.It is a red line of the three components of Guiche’s Marxist theoretical system.However,religious criticism is not at the core of Marxist philosophy,but its influence is not small.The theme of this thesis is "religious criticism".Based on the basic viewpoints of Marx’s religious thought,from the theoretical and practical aspects,on the one hand,based on the text,the ideological and cultural background of Marx’s religious criticism theory is discussed,the process of formation and development,and the basic content.On the other hand,it combines the current situation of religion in contemporary China and its practical significance.The first part is the ideological and cultural background of Marx’s religious critical theory.Religious criticism is an important link in the development of western philosophy.It is precisely on the basis of critically inheriting the religious thoughts of predecessors that Marx realized the revolutionary reform of religious criticism theory.With the progress and development of capitalist economy in western society,and the relationship between divinity and humanity,belief and reason,religious criticism has also experienced a transformation from superficial to profound.Represented by the Renaissance and the religious reform movement,deism and pantheism,French atheism and young Hegelism,religious criticism in western society has achieved religious transformation,religious reflection The progress and innovation of religious criticism.The second part is about the formation and development of Marx’s religious critical theory.Based on the classic text,with religious criticism,political criticism,and economic criticism as the migration clue,and according to Marx’s understanding and changes in his attitude towards religion in different periods,it clearly shows the transformation process of Marx from theism,idealistic atheism,materialistic atheism to the thorough atheism,that is,historical materialism religious critical theory.The third part is the basic content of Marx’s religious critical theory.First,I have heard the history of the development of religion from its origin,evolution and demise;Secondly,the essence of the religion is understood from the three perspectives of "human","society" and "ideology",and the essence of religion is attributed to the alienation of human nature,the distorted reflection of the real society,and the ideology far away from the economic foundation;Thirdly,the social functions of religion are summarized in three representative sentences of Marx in the early,middle and late periods,namely,"religion is the chicken slice of the people","religion is a way for human beings to master the world",and "religion is a social and cultural phenomenon",which shows the multiple dimensions of religious function research.The fourth part,the contemporary value of Marx’s religious critical theory.Against the suffering of Marxist belief Realistic challenges,with the help of Marxist religious critical theory,clarify the misunderstanding of Marxist belief,and restore the dominant position of Marxist belief;In view of the chaos of the return of feudal superstition and distorted heresy,we need to further strengthen the propaganda and education of Marxist atheism,and promote the development of atheistic education in China;We will combine Marx’s theory of religious criticism with the current religious situation in China,so that it can better serve the development of religious work in China.