An Analysis Of Marx's Religious Critical Thought

Religion plays an important role both in the historical process and in the development of contemporary society.Although religious critical thinking is not a core part of Marx's ideological content,it is the premise of all other criticisms.It is the starting point of Marxism and has an important influence.The criticism of religion in modern times made it possible to return to the human world,so that people gradually became aware of the limitations of religion.Marx was a master of outstanding thoughts of the predecessors,and he turned to political criticism,philosophical criticism,economic criticism,etc.through religious criticism.He explored religion as a kind of superstructure and decided by the economic foundation.Therefore,in this article,after thoroughly studying the classical works of Marx and Engels,referring to and drawing lessons from the achievements of the redecessors,and combining with the reality of our country,I analyzed and expounded Marx's religious critical thoughts from the following three parts.The first part analyzes the ideological background of Marx's religious critical thoughts,and points out the direct theoretical sources of Marx's religious critical thoughts,which mainly include Strauss' s religious critical thoughts,Powell's religious critical thoughts,and Feuerbach.The religious critical thinking and Stirner's religious critical thought.At that time,Germany,where Marx was located,was divided politically and did not have a strong economic support.Intricate political and religious relations made Germany very fragile at the time and wanted to change the situation.People found a breakthrough in religion..The religious critique of the young Hegelians has a profound influence on Marx's religious critical thinking.The second part discusses the basic content of Marx's religious critical thoughts.The paper begins with Marx's four aspects: the origin,essence,function,and disappearance of religion.It specifically expounds Marx's understanding of religion.He discussed the origin of religion,the understanding of the nature of religion,the discussion of the political function,moral function,and cultural function of religion,the law of religion development,and the extinction of religion.The third part discusses the value and significance of Marxist religious critical thought.It provides ideological guidance for the development of socialism in our country,people's correct understanding of religion,and the handling of our country's religious affairs.With the vigorous development of our country's economy,the socialenvironment has become more open and inclusive,and religion has also developed rapidly.The benefits and problems that followed are also highlighted.Marx's religious critical thinking has pointed out the direction for the formulation of religious policies in our country and other socialist countries,and the resolution of religious affairs and issues.