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Call for Papers: The 13th Forum on Scientific Atheism of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the 2025 Annual Academic Conference of the Chinese Atheism Society

Notices & Announcements

The scientific spirit is the soul of scientific culture; it is capable of providing a powerful spiritual impetus for Chinese-path modernization by breaking through ideological shackles [1]. As an essential component of Marxism, Marxist atheism is established upon the foundations of modern science. At the beginning of 2025, artificial intelligence, represented by DeepSeek and others, burst into people's lives, setting off a surge in AI applications. Today, amidst the rapid development of science and technology and the interweaving of diverse cultures, we seek to deeply explore the relationship between Marxist atheism and the scientific spirit, strengthen the propagation of Marxist atheism, empower the advancement of Chinese-path modernization, and ultimately realize the modernization goal of "coordinating material and spiritual civilizations" [2]. To this end, the 13th Scientific Atheism Forum and the 2025 Annual Academic Conference of the China Association for Atheism—jointly organized by the Institute of Marxism Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), the China Association for Atheism, the CASS Research Center for Science and Atheism, and Taiyuan University of Technology—is scheduled to be held from August 15–17 in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province. The event will be hosted by the Department of Marxist Sinicization Research at the CASS Institute of Marxism Studies and the School of Marxism at Taiyuan University of Technology.

I. Conference Theme Marxist Atheism and the Scientific Spirit

II. Forum Time and Venue Forum Time: August 15 to 17, 2025. Registration on August 15 (Friday), formal conference on August 16 (Saturday), and departure on August 17 (Sunday). Forum Venue: Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province.

III. Forum Topics

  1. Research on General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important expositions regarding the scientific spirit.
  2. Marxist atheism and Chinese-path modernization.
  3. The Sinicization and modernization of Marxist atheism in relation to scientific and technological progress.
  4. Marxist atheism and the construction of scientific culture.
  5. Marxist atheism and the promotion of the scientific spirit.
  6. Atheist propaganda and education and the popularization of scientific and cultural knowledge.
  7. Disciplinary construction of scientific atheism and the development of artificial intelligence.
  8. Atheistic genes within fine traditional Chinese culture [3] and the scientific spirit.
  9. Technological progress as an empowerment for atheist propaganda and education.

IV. Submission Requirements The conference operates on the principle of "entry by paper." We sincerely invite teaching staff, researchers, and graduate students from national research institutions, higher education institutions, and Party and government departments, as well as relevant comrades from practical work departments, to actively submit papers. Deadline: July 20, 2025. Manuscript Requirements:

  1. Submissions must maintain a correct stance [4], feature a clear theme and rigorous logic, reflect academic and innovative qualities, and possess high theoretical and practical value;
  2. Papers must be original, unpublished works, generally between 10,000 and 15,000 characters. Please use footnotes. The text should be preceded by a content abstract (approx. 300 words) and keywords (3–5). Include a brief author biography and detailed contact information. Please strictly follow the publication format of Science and Atheism (Kexue yu Wushenlun). Exceptional manuscripts, after revision, will be given priority for publication in Science and Atheism.

V. Contact Information Please send the electronic version of your submission in Word document format (labeled: [Forum & Annual Meeting Submission] Article Title + Name + Institution) to the dedicated conference mailbox: kxwslluntan@163.com. Forum Contacts: Institute of Marxism Studies: Wang Peng, Han Qi, Zhang Ge Tel: 010-85195697, 13621161606 School of Marxism, Taiyuan University of Technology: Su Linqiang Tel: 13633441010

No registration fee will be charged for this forum. Transportation and accommodation expenses during the meeting are to be borne by the participants. Following selection by the expert review committee, the organizing committee will issue formal invitation letters to selected authors by July 25.

Organizing Units: Institute of Marxism Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences China Association for Atheism CASS Research Center for Science and Atheism Taiyuan University of Technology

Host Units: Department of Marxist Sinicization Research, Institute of Marxism Studies, CASS School of Marxism, Taiyuan University of Technology School of Marxism, University of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Co-organizing Units: CASS Think Tank for Marxist Theoretical Innovation Editorial Department of Science and Atheism

Preparatory Group for the 13th Scientific Atheism Forum and the 2025 Annual Meeting of the China Association for Atheism March 31, 2025