论“中国特色社会主义宗教观”——关于新时期宗教工作实践发展和理论创新的思考

About Socialist Religious Outlook of Chinese Characteristics

本文认为,对马克思主义宗教观的继承与发展、中国共产党处理宗教问题的实践经验和“三个代表”重要思想的指导,为构建中国特色社会主义宗教观提供了客观历史条件,本文分析了形成这一理论的历史依据、现实依据与世情依据,重点论述了“积极引导宗教与社会主义社会相适应”是中国特色社会主义宗教观理论创新的核心,及其现实意义、科学内涵、实现途径、衡量标准;本文认为,结合中国宗教实际的“怎么看”和“怎么办”的问题,构成了中国特色社会主义宗教观的基本框架;最后,文章从人类历史发展的角度阐述了这一理论是一个开放的体系,并具有世界性意义。

The writer believes that the inheritance and development of the Marxist Religious Outlook, the practice of Chinese Communist Party’s dealing with religious issues, and the guidance by the important ideology of “Three Represents” provide objective historical conditions for establishing the socialist religious outlook of Chinese characteristics, and analyzes the historical basis and practical basis for this theory. The writer emphasizes that “positively guiding the religions to adapt to the socialist society” is the key for theoretical innovation of socialist religious outlook; discusses its practical significance, scientific intension, methods to achieve and measuring criteria; and explains that the practical problems of “how to view” and “how to do” in Chinese religious issues constitute the basic structure of the socialist religious outlook of Chinese characteristics. Finally, the writer concludes that this theory is an open system with respect to the historical development of human beings, and is of worldwide importance.