论马克思的宗教观

On Marxist Outlook on Religion

马克思宗教观的产生有着深刻的时代背景和理论源泉,其发展有一个渐进的过程。马克思的宗教观有着丰富的内涵,主要有关于宗教的本质、宗教是什么、宗教产生的根源、宗教的发展和灭亡、宗教的社会作用和功能等几个方面。这也构成了马克思的宗教观的基本体系。在社会主义建设时期,应正确领会和灵活运用马克思的宗教观来指导宗教与社会发展的关系,使之更能发挥积极作用,真正做到宗教与社会主义社会相适应。

Due to the historical background and the theoretical source, Marxist outlook on religion processed step by step. It's rich in its connotation as shown in the following aspects: the religious essence, what religion is, the origin of religion, the development and extinction of religion and the social functions of religion, which formed the basic system of Marxist outlook on religion. During the period of the socialist construction, it's necessary to understand and put to use the Marxist outlook on religion for guiding the relations between the religion and the social development and making religion fit in with the socialist society .