Marx's Critical Theory Of Religion And Its Contemporary Enlightenment

The issue of religion has always been a very important area of state governance.Under the background of the rapid development of globalization,there are a lot of issues arising from religion all over the world.China as a multi-ethnic country,because of its unique ethnic distribution,in the handling of religious issues presents a strong particularity and diversity.Therefore,based on China’s contemporary practice,it is very necessary to deeply understand and grasp the era connotation and development direction of religion.Marxism’s critical theory of religion has always been the guiding principle in dealing with religious issues in China.To this day,the study of Marxism’s critical theory of religion is still of great theoretical and practical significance.First,Marxism’s critical theory of religion was the premise of Marxism’s critique of everything else,and it laid the foundation for the establishment of the historical materialism.By combing the formation texture of Marxism’s critical theory of religion,it helps to promote a deeper understanding of religious issues,and on this basis,to carry on inheritance,innovation and development.Secondly,in practice,the combination of China’s current religious problems,Marxism’s critical theory of religion for the solution of China’s religious problems and the construction of religious theory is of great practical significance.As a scientific theory,Marxism’s critical thought on religion has undergone a long period of practice.With the help of time and education,Marxism’s attitude towards religion underwent a transformation from Idealism to materialism,in which Marxism revealed the essence of religion,and on this basis established the idea of atheism.In Marxism’s view,religion is a way for human beings to master the world,a kind of upside down worldview,and a dissimilation of human nature.Religion comes into being because of its unique natural,social and cognitive origins in a particular historical period.Only when the social and historical conditions on which religion depends disappear will religion disappear completely.When,then,will religion die out?The answer is that the demise of religion will come about when the institution of private property and injustice is eliminated and communism is achieved.Of course,the disappearance of religion is a historical process,which requires us to objectively and scientifically control the development trend of religion.Marxism’s critical theory of religion freed people from the bondage of God,established the subject status of Man,and people gradually recognized and actively play their subjective initiative.It also shows us that religion is not a political and economic derivative,but a reflection of human social consciousness in the culture,and that in dealing with religious affairs in China,we should always adhere to what Marxism has always emphasized,the freedom of belief is the basic freedom of human beings.We should adhere to the idea of "putting people first",propagate atheism education,resist the encroachment of religion,and promote national unity and the construction of harmonious society.By combining Marxism’s critical theory of religion with the practice of religious issues,it helps us to correctly understand and deal with the religious issues in the socialist mode of production,and contributes to the construction of a harmonious socialist society and advanced culture.Finally,it arouses the people’s subjective initiative and promotes them to make efforts for the socialist modernization.The study of Marxism’s critical theory of religion helps to explore the development of Marxism’s understanding of religion,to clarify the specific content of Marxism’s critical theory of religion,and to base on it,to seek the practical value of Marxism’s critical theory of religion in contemporary socialist countries,to establish the subjective position of man,to respect man’s will,and to help religion adapt to socialist mode of production.