Science & Atheism — page 3
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The Exploration, Experience, and Enlightenment of the Communist Party of China’s Atheist Propaganda and Education during the New Democratic Revolution Period
Atheist propaganda and education is not only an important pathway for shaping a materialist worldview, but also a significant means of popularizing scientific knowledge,…
Yang Mingyan, Zhang Qianyuan
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The Historical Contributions and Limitations of Chen Duxiu’s Atheist Thought
Chen Duxiu, celebrated in the story of “Chen in the South and Li in the North, jointly founding the Party,” was a highly influential thinker and pioneer in the history of Marxist…
Cao Jialiang, Li Hong
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Strengthen Targeted Propaganda of Marxist Atheism
Major theoretical achievements—Mao Zedong’s thought on religious work and strengthening research on religious issues, the theory of socialism with Chinese characteristics on…
Zhu Xiaoming
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Constructing a “Four-System Framework” to Promote the Sinicization of Religion in China
Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC, General Secretary Xi Jinping has emphasized in successive speeches that upholding the direction of sinicization of religion in China is…
Zhao Yan, Li Jianfeng
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A Historical Examination of the Islamization of China in Xinjiang
Historically, the gradual move toward Sinicization has been the main historical characteristic of the development of foreign religions in China, and Islam in Xinjiang is no…
Yu Shangping
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The Theoretical Positioning of Engels’s Thought on Religious Criticism
In the history of Marxist development, the critique of religion occupies an important position. On the one hand, this is because religion is closely linked to real society, and the…
Wang Beite, Chen Tianjia
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An Exploration of the Ideological and Cultural Resources of Chinese Culture for the Sinicization of Religion
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Qi Fujuan
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A Survey of Urban Migrant Worker Christian Gathering Points
With the advancement of urbanization, the development of Christianity within China is shifting from rural areas to towns and cities, and the group of migrant worker Christians is…
Cui Qi and Zheng Hong’e
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An Analysis of the Theoretical Path of Empirical Research on Rural Religion
At the Central Conference on United Front Work held on 18 May 2015, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: “At present, the number of sites for religious activities and of…
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The Theoretical Positioning of Engels’s Thought on Religious Critique
In the history of Marxist development, the critique of religion occupies an important position. On the one hand, this is because religion is closely linked to real society, and the…
Wang Beite, Chen Tianjia
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The Stage of Social Critique Is the Fifth Stage of Marx and Engels’s View of Religion
At present, academic circles, whether spontaneously or consciously, divide Marx and Engels’s view of religion into four stages, specifically expressed as the stages of religious…
Zhu Fengkai, Peng Wuqing
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“A Brief Discussion on ‘Carrying Out Education in Patriotism, Collectivism, and Socialism in Religious Circles, with Targeted Reinforcement of Education in Party History, the History of New China, the History of Reform and Opening Up, and the History of Socialist Development’”
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Zhang Xinying
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The Dilemma of Defining Cults and New Religions
The definition of “cults” and “new religions” is usually highly controversial and easily influenced by ideology and subjective emotions. Those with a negative attitude regard them…
Shao Peng
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The Basic Pattern and Development Trends of Research on the Cult Problem in Graduate Education
Cults are regarded as heresies within religion and as “cancers” that harm society. The spread and proliferation of cults seriously threaten the safety of people’s lives and…
Cheng Xuejun, Li Xuqing
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Problems in the Study of American Atheism and Countermeasures
I. The Necessity of Studying American Atheism
Chen Fayang
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Cause, Achievement, and Value: A Three-Dimensional Interpretation of Engels’s Late Study of Christianity
At the National Conference on Religious Work held in December 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized the need to fully implement the Party’s theory on religious work in the…
Yan Yu
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The Struggle between Nation and Class Hidden beneath the Surface of Religion
In the 1840s, nationalism had already become an important emotional bond for the German people. During this period, anti-Semitic ideas, originating in the Middle Ages and planted…
Wang Chen
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Marxist Research Should Treat Religious Studies as a Discipline Equally Important as Philosophy
Marxist philosophy, political economy, and scientific socialism constitute the three component parts of Marxism. The direct source of Marxist philosophy is classical German…
Li Shen
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Fully Implement the Party’s Theory on Religious Work in the New Era
The important theoretical achievement of the National Conference on Religious Work held in December 2021 was the clear and timely proposal of “the Party’s theory on religious work…
Zhu Xiaoming
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In Defense of Atheism
Kai Nielsen (1926–2021) was a Canadian Marxist research scholar and contemporary advocate of atheism. He wrote extensively in the fields of ethics, analytic philosophy, and the…
Yang Lei
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A Study of the Anti-Christian Movement in the 1920s
The Anti-Christian Movement that erupted in 1922 was a mass patriotic movement initiated by the Communist Party of China under the historical task of opposing imperialism and…
Sun Qian
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“Using History to Explain Religion”
Historical materialism, as an important component of Marxist philosophy, is both the ideological foundation of the Marxist theoretical system and a concentrated embodiment of the…
Kong Fanxi
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Engels’s Critique and Transcendence of Feuerbach’s View of Religion
As the “second fiddle,” Engels devoted extraordinary attention to the question of religion throughout his life. In his youth, Engels believed in theistic Christianity; in his early…
Zhao Gaiping, Wang Fan
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Several Issues in the Construction of Marxist Religious Studies
This seminar is jointly hosted by the Institute of World Religions of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the China Society for the Study of Religions, indicating that the…
Jia Runguo
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A Study of the Chinese Communist Party’s Experience in Guiding Religion to Adapt to Socialist Society
China is a country where multiple religions coexist, and religion exerts a significant influence on society. Guiding religion to adapt to socialist society is a profound…
Tian Wei, Yang PingTian Wei, Doctoral Candidate, School of Marxism, Shaanxi Normal UniversityYang Ping, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, School of Marxism, Shaanxi Normal University
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On the Atheist Characteristics of the Chinese Communists’ Spiritual Pedigree
In his speech at the ceremony marking the centenary of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping pointed out: “Over the past hundred years, the Communist Party of China has united…
Ding Yu
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Advancing the Construction of the Disciplinary System, Academic System, and Discourse System of Contemporary Chinese Atheism
—A Study of Xi Jinping’s *Speech at a Symposium on Philosophy and Social Sciences*
Tian XinmingResearch Fellow, Research Center for Social Sciences Development, Ministry of Education
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Atheist Education and the Transformation of Medical and Health Concepts in the Base Areas during the War of Resistance Against Japan
In the early period of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the base areas were mostly located at the junctions of several provinces, in remote areas with inconvenient…
Li RuifangResearcher, Research Center for the Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, Henan Polytechnic University
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Preserving the Militant Edge of Marxist Atheism
In a certain sense, the study of atheism has two levels. The first level is the philosophical level, which answers the question of whether supernatural mystical forces such as God,…
Zhu WeiqunFormer Executive Deputy Minister, United Front Work Department of the CPC Central CommitteeChair, Committee on Ethnic and Religious Affairs, 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
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The Marxist View of Religion and the Study of Religion in the New Era
2019 marks the tenth anniversary of the founding of the Research Office for the Marxist View of Religion at the Institute of World Religions, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.…
Jia RunguoDeputy Director and Research Fellow, Religious Research Center, United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee
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The Prohibition on Party Members Believing in Religion Is Not Contradictory to the Party’s Policy of Freedom of Religious Belief
The report of the 19th National Congress of the CPC stated that, in upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics in the New Era, it is necessary to pursue…
Zuo PengProfessor and Doctoral Supervisor, School of Marxism, University of Science and Technology Beijing
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Adhering to Marxist Atheism Is a Major Principle
Marxism is a doctrine concerning the liberation of the proletariat and the whole world. To realize human liberation, Marx and Engels closely observed real human beings and put…
Wang Weiguang
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A Modest Proposal for the Disciplinary Construction of Marxist Atheism
Abstract: As a body of knowledge that negates and critiques theism, atheism can fully constitute an independent discipline. However, according to China’s current disciplinary…
Zuo PengProfessor, School of Marxism, University of Science and Technology Beijing
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On the Thought of Marxist Classical Writers on the Separation of Education and Religion
Summary: The modern Western idea of separating education from religion emerged with the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Enlightenment. Building on this modern Western idea,…
Zhang XiaochenDoctoral Student, School of Marxism, University of Science and Technology Beijing
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Always Maintain the Dominant Position of Marxist Atheism in the Minds of the People
The National Conference on Religious Work held in April this year clearly stated: Party members adhering to Marxist atheism is a major principle; Communist Party members must be…
Zhu XiaomingChair, Chinese Society for the Study of Atheism
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How We Thought Through and Wrote *A Study of Foreign Religious Infiltration and the Dramatic Changes in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe*
The work on *A Study of Foreign Religious Infiltration and the Dramatic Changes in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe* began in July 2009. After four years and four months of…
Duan DezhiProfessor of Religious Studies, School of Philosophy, Wuhan University
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Scientific Atheism and Religious Issues under the New Situation
From December 5 to 6, 2015, the 2015 Academic Annual Conference of the Chinese Atheism Society, co-hosted by the Chinese Atheism Society, the Research Center for Science and…
Su Bin, Zuo PengSu Bin, Doctoral Student, School of Marxism, University of Science and Technology BeijingZuo Peng, Professor, School of Marxism, University of Science and Technology Beijing
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The Value Implications of Young Marx’s Critique of Religion
Marx’s profound insight into capitalist industrial civilization and his scientific demonstration of the “five forms of society” represent a dialectical unity of the critique of the…
Zhu Peili
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Eliminating Superstition in Ghosts and Gods with Scientific Thought
The ideological foundation of cult members and violent terrorists who commit murder is an anti-scientific superstition in ghosts and gods. To oppose cults and terrorism, protect…
Jia RunguoResearcher and Deputy Director, Research Center of the State Administration for Religious Affairs
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Seeing Our Achievements, Seeing Our Bright Prospects, and Enhancing Our Confidence and Courage
First of all, please allow me, on behalf of the academic advisors of the society and the chairmen and secretaries-general, to express our heartfelt welcome and gratitude to all the…
Zhu XiaomingChair, Chinese Society for the Study of Atheism
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2014 Frontier Report on Scientific Atheism Research
The positioning of the China Atheism Society is that of an academic organization. As a home for scholars, promoting academic research is our primary responsibility. Academic…
Xi Wuyi
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Uphold and Propagate Atheism with a Clear Stand
The theoretical source and foundation of socialism with Chinese characteristics is Marxism, and the worldview of Marxism is dialectical materialism and historical materialism, with…
Zhu Weiqun
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The Scientific Atheist Thought in *Anti-Dühring*
*Anti-Dühring* is an important Marxist work written by the revolutionary mentor Engels to criticize the erroneous views propagated by Eugen Dühring in the fields of philosophy,…
Han QiPhD, Assistant Researcher, Academy of Marxism, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
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The Historical Origins of Marxist Atheism
As is well known, atheist thought is the starting point and cornerstone of Marxism; Marxist atheism is the advanced form of the entire development of atheist thought. Since reform…
Han QiAssistant Researcher, Academy of Marxism, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
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The Historical Merits and Demerits of Soviet Atheist Research, Propaganda, and Education
The issue of religion and atheism in the former Soviet Union has been a highly controversial topic both domestically and internationally, whether before or after the dissolution of…
Gong Xuezeng
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The Contemporary Chinese Religious Ecological Landscape • Christianity • Atheism
I. The Contemporary Chinese Religious Ecological Landscape
Huang Kui
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From Einstein’s Private Frankness to Hawking’s Public Denial
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Yu Qiming
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On Young Marx’s Ideological Transformation from Theism to Atheism
Marx initially believed in God and was a theist. This is mainly reflected in his 1835 essay specifically discussing religious issues, “The Union of Believers with Christ According…
Wang Zhen
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On the Unity of Atheist Research, Propaganda, and Education with Freedom of Religious Belief
Our Party has always attached importance to research, propaganda, and education concerning atheism, regarding this as a long-term task that needs to be incorporated into the…
Tian Xinming
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We Should Pay Attention to Marx’s Critique of Religious Teleology
The renowned American Marxist theorist J. B. Foster holds that, generally speaking, “rational materialism as a complex worldview” includes the following three aspects: first,…
Chen Xueming