Research On The Construction Of Socialism Ideology In The Context Of Secularization

Ideology construction is a significant and complex problem, especially forcontemporary China. Reform and Opening up has created a contemporary Chinesepolitical democratization, market economy, the material life of the times change, andgave birth to the irreversible trend of secularization, social secularization has becomethe main background of the contemporary Chinese socialist ideology construction. Insimple terms, secularization is a process which secular standards replace the beliefs andideals standard, and also is a process which individual’s ideology increasly awaken andthe interests of the concept enhance. From the historical origin, the secularization ofChinese society and the secularization of the modern European society have someconnections and similarities, but the secularization of the Chinese society has its ownindependent causes and characteristics. Secularization has changed the structure ofsocial order and individual psychological order structure, which brings effects on thetheory and practice of socialist construction activities that cannot be ignored, and alsonew challenges to our ideological construction work. How to engage construction ofsocialism ideology under the new context of secularization will undoubtedly becomesan important topic at this moment. Analysis of both positive and negative aspects whichsecularization brings to the construction of socialism ideology finally led us to considerthe construction of socialism ideology under such circumstances: How the socialismideology responds to changes in the themes of the times? How to constantly promotethe combination of socialism ideology theory and social reality in the process ofsocialism ideology construction, letting socialism ideology get rid of the ultra-leftistcolor as "state religion" in their own past, to meet the public’s expectations on socialistideology about becoming more pragmatic, flexible and concerned to the present socialreality, as well as it must avoid that socialism ideology hastily combines with thesecular interests in this process at the same time, which may cause socialism ideology tolose its universality of character that helps itself to beyond the reality, by letting thenoble spirit and mainstream values of socialism ideology get digested through thesecularization movement. Reviewing of the socialism ideology’s innovation since the Reform and Opening up, we can conclude that the construction of socialism ideology inthe context of secularization must seek the inherent unity of the “disenchanted” and“Reenchantment” ideology. It means that value rationality and instrumental rationalityare united in the the great practice of socialist modernization by innovation on socialismideology, thus not only demonstrate socialism is the only viable way to achievemodernization of China, but also demonstrated the socialist system and the party’sleadership can set a paradigm of value which is deep grand and well experted by peoplefor modernization goals of China. To achieve this goal we must change the culturalimage and narrative way of the socialism ideology, not only by promoting thecombination of theoretical innovation and practice of socialism ideology, but also viathe construction of advanced culture which can be used to interpret the individual wayof life as the starting point, providing cultural guidelines for individuals’ survival in thesecular era.