Science and Atheism, 2016, No. 1 (Total No. 99) | Marxism Research Network

Zhu Xiaoming: Seeing Achievements, Seeing Light: Enhancing Our Confidence and Courage
Xi Wuyi: Report on the Frontiers of Scientific Atheism Research in 2014
Su Bin and Zuo Peng: Scientific Atheism and Religious Issues under the New Situation ^[1]
Zhu Peili: The Value and Implications of the Young Marx’s Critique of Religion
Yang Xing and Ding Huiqian: A New Perspective on the "South China Literature and Art" Incident ^[2]
Jia Runguo: Using Scientific Thought to Eliminate Superstition in Ghosts and Gods
Li Shizhen: Several Reflections on the "Traditional Culture Fever" of the 21st Century ^[3]
Tu Jianhua: A Critique of Eastern Lightning Doctrines ^[4]
Li Shen: Promoting Marxist Atheism with a Clear-cut Stand; Becoming Heroes in the Struggle for Truth ^[5]

Back Cover: God Does Not Exist: A Brief Response to Twenty Common Arguments for the Existence of God. Author: Armin Navabi. Born in Iran, he is the founder of the non-profit organization "Atheist Republic."

Source: Online Editor: Lanheshui

Notes

↩ [1] 新形势 (xīn xíngshì): "The New Situation" is a standard CPC term referring to the contemporary domestic and international environment, typically emphasizing the complex challenges and shifts in social governance since the 18th Party Congress in 2012.

↩ [2] “南华文艺”事件 (Nánhuá wényì shìjiàn): The "South China Literature and Art" incident (1950) was a significant early-PRC ideological conflict involving the magazine South China Literature and Art in Guangzhou. It centered on the struggle to align Southern intellectual culture with revolutionary Marxist-Leninist criteria and the Maoist mass line.

↩ [3] 传统文化热 (chuántǒng wénhuà rè): "Traditional Culture Fever" refers to the resurgence of interest in Confucianism, Taoism, and other classical Chinese traditions since the 1990s. In Chinese Marxist discourse, this phenomenon is often viewed ambivalently: as a resource for national identity but also as a potential vessel for "feudal" superstitions that contest dialectical materialism.

↩ [4] 全能神 (Quánnéng Shén): Literally "Almighty God," but more widely known internationally as "Eastern Lightning." It is a heterodox movement viewed by the Chinese government as a dangerous "cult" (邪教, xiéjiào). In 2014, the year prior to this publication, the group gained notoriety following a high-profile murder in a McDonald's in Zhaoyuan, leading to a major state crackdown.

↩ [5] 旗帜鲜明 (qízhì xiānmíng): "With a clear-cut stand" or "showing one's colors." This is a profound political idiom in the CPC lexicon, stemming from Maoist rhetoric. It signals that certain issues—especially ideological ones—do not admit neutrality or compromise; one must explicitly side with the Party’s Marxist-Leninist line.