Contents of Science and Atheism, Issue 1, 2019 (Total Issue No. 117) | Marxism Research Network

Taking Responsibility for the Mission and Tasks of the Atheist Cause in the New Era through a Leap in Ideological Understanding ^[1] Zhu Xiaoming

“The Mission and Tasks of Atheism in the New Era” Zhang Jiansong

Implementing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era: Accelerating the Construction of Marxist Atheism as an Academic Discipline Jia Runguo

A Preliminary Analysis of the Dual Influence of Religion on National Unity ^[2] Wang Dongli

A Preliminary Discussion on the Economic Sources of Religious Resurgence in Recent Years Cao Zhenfei

Revisiting the Question of Belief in the Age of Science Liu Chenye

“The Learning of Mind-Nature” and Atheism ^[3] Yue Dechang

American Atheism: An Emerging Social Trend of Thought Yang Lan

Three Dimensions of the “Sinicization of Religion” Dai Jicheng

Historical Review and Reflections on Education Regarding the Marxist View of Religion Among University Students Xing Guozhong

The Contemporary Chinese “Spiritual Cultivation Fever” and the Phenomenon of Cults: A Case Study of the Osho Community ^[4] Chen Tianjia, Shao Peng

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Notes

↩ [1] 思想认识 (sīxiǎng rènshi): Often translated as "ideological understanding" or "cognition." In Chinese Marxist discourse, a "leap" (飞跃, fēiyuè) in ideological understanding refers to a qualitative breakthrough in grasping objective reality through the application of dialectical materialism, transitioning from perceptual knowledge to rational knowledge.

↩ [2] 民族团结 (mínzú tuánjié): Usually translated as "national unity" or "ethnic unity." In the Chinese context, mínzú refers to the 56 recognized ethnic groups (such as Han, Tibetan, Uyghur). "National unity" here refers specifically to the harmonious relations between these ethnic groups within the unitary Chinese state, rather than "nationalism" in the Western sense of the nation-state.

↩ [3] 心性之学 (xīnxìng zhī xué): The "Learning of Mind-Nature," a core philosophical concept in Neo-Confucianism (especially the Lu-Wang School) and Buddhism. It focuses on the ontological and ethical study of the human mind and innate nature. The author likely contrasts this inward-looking traditional metaphysics with the materialist basis of Marxist atheism.

↩ [4] 灵修热 (língxiū rè): "Spiritual cultivation fever." The suffix -热 (-rè, "fever" or "craze") is used in China to describe widespread social trends or obsessions (e.g., "Qigong fever" in the 1980s). "Spiritual cultivation" here refers to New Age movements, alternative spiritualities, or non-traditional religious practices that have gained popularity in urban China.