A Study Of Marx's Religious Concept

Religion is an important part of the development of human civilization.It is not only closely related to politics,economy,culture,etc.,but also involves the pursuit of ultimate meaning by individuals.The study of Marx's religious view is conducive to guiding religions to adapt to the construction of socialist society,uniting religious organizations and religious believers,and giving full play to their positive role in social development;it will help people scientifically analyze religious phenomena and recognize the nature of religions.In order to find the right direction of life.This article will study Marx's religious outlook from the following three aspects.First,the historical background and theoretical origins of Marx's concept of religion.The development of productive forces and the establishment of a capitalist mode of production required that the shackles of all kinds of political and ideological superstructure in the feudal era should be completely broken down and replaced by new political systems and ideological culture of capitalism,and that the religious reform movement weakened religious authority.The precursor of religious criticism.As far as theoretical sources are concerned,Western classical atheism and modern materialism have had an impact on the transformation of Marx's view of religion;Germany's classical philosophy and its criticism of religion are the direct theoretical sources of Marx's concept of religion.Second,the basic content of Marx's religious outlook.First,Marx's view on the nature of religion: Marx believed that the essence of religion should be attributed to people first because people are the basis of religion and no one has no religion;at the same time,people are not isolated,atomic individuals,and society.Sex is the essence of man.Therefore,the essence of religion is the product of the material and economic conditions of the society on which it depends.Second,Marx's view on religious function: Marx implies the duality of religious social functions through the duality of the “opium” function;religion has different social patterns among different social classes and social classes.Nature and function.Thirdly,Marx's view on the law of religious development: Religion is a product of a certain stage in the development of human history.It will die out with the development of history and the progress of society.Third,the contemporary enlightenment of Marxist religious view.First of all,historical materialism is the theoretical basis for Marx's exploration of religious issues.Therefore,when studying religious issues,we must use the principle of materialism as the fundamental methodological principle.Secondly,based on the understanding of the role of religion in human society and the law of religion's own development,we must correctly deal with the religious issues in social life,implement the policy of administrative education classification,and protect people's freedom of religious belief.Deal with the issue of personal religious beliefs and mobilize the enthusiasm of religious people for social construction.