“Scientific Atheism and the Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation”

On June 2, 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the Symposium on Cultural Heritage and Development. [1]1 The Symposium on Cultural Heritage and Development was a meeting convened by the Chinese Communist Party in June 2023, at which Xi Jinping delivered a speech outlining the relationship between Chinese traditional culture and the Party’s current ideological project. Scientific atheism, as an outstanding achievement of human civilization and as the starting point and theoretical cornerstone of the Marxist worldview, is closely linked to the prominent characteristics of Chinese civilization—continuity, innovation, unity, inclusiveness, and peace—and should therefore contribute its own strength to building the modern civilization of the Chinese nation in the New Era.

2023年6月2日，习近平总书记在文化传承发展座谈会上发表重要讲话。科学无神论作为人类社会的优秀文明成果，作为马克思主义世界观的出发点和理论基石，正与中华文明的连续性、创新性、统一性、包容性、和平性等突出特性具有紧密联系，理应为新时代建设中华民族现代文明贡献自身的力量。

In order to study, implement, and carry out the spirit of this important speech by General Secretary Xi Jinping and his important discourses on religious work, the “11th Forum on Scientific Atheism,” hosted by the Marxist Theoretical Research and Construction Project of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the Academy of Marxism of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and Huazhong University of Science and Technology, is scheduled to be held in Wuhan on September 15–16, 2023. This forum is jointly organized by the Research Center for Science and Atheism of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the Chinese Atheism Society, and the School of Marxism of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. The theme of the forum is: “Scientific Atheism and the Modern Civilization of the Chinese Nation.”

为学习贯彻落实习近平总书记这一重要讲话精神以及习近平总书记关于宗教工作的重要论述，中国社会科学院马克思主义理论研究与建设工程、中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院、华中科技大学主办的“第十一届科学无神论论坛”拟于2023年9月15-16日在武汉举行。本届论坛由中国社会科学院科学与无神论研究中心、中国无神论学会、华中科技大学马克思主义学院共同承办。论坛的主题为：“科学无神论与中华民族现代文明”。

The forum adopts the principle of “participation based on submitted papers.” [2]2 “Participation based on submitted papers” (以文赴会) is a standard Chinese academic conference practice meaning that attendance is contingent on having a paper accepted through a review process, rather than being open to all registrants. We welcome experts and scholars from national research institutions, universities and colleges, Party schools, and cadre academies, as well as comrades from relevant practical departments, to actively submit papers and attend. All submitted papers must be new works that have not been published before, and should include the paper title, abstract, keywords, author biography, contact phone number, and email address. The deadline for paper submission is August 30, 2023. After expert review, we will issue formal invitations to attend the forum to those whose papers are selected. The submission email address for the forum is: kxwslluntan@163.com. (Note: In the email address, “ll” are lowercase letters L L, not the number 11.)

论坛实行“以文赴会”的原则，欢迎全国各科研机构、高等院校、党校、干部学院的专家学者，以及实际工作部门有关同志踊跃投稿参会。应征论文均为未发表的新作，包括论文题目、摘要、关键词、作者简介、联系电话、电子邮箱等信息。征文截稿日期：2023年8月30日。经过专家评审，我们将向论文入选者发出正式的参会邀请函。论坛投稿邮箱：kxwslluntan@163.com。（注意：邮箱地址中ll是字母LL的小写，而不是数字11）

Thank you for your enthusiastic support and active participation in the cause of scientific atheism!

感谢您对科学无神论事业的热情支持和积极参与！

Contacts: Wang Peng, Zhang Ge, Han Qi

联系人：王鹏 张戈 韩琪

Preparatory Group of the Forum on Scientific Atheism, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

中国社会科学院科学无神论论坛筹备组

July 20, 2023

2023年7月20日