Science and Atheism, Issue 1, 2024 (Total Issue No. 147) | Marxism Research Network

Research on General Secretary Xi Jinping’s Original Achievements Concerning Marxist Atheism Zhu Xiaoming
Strengthening Party Building Must Adhere to Marxist Atheism Wang Lili, Dai Lixing
The “Second Integration” ^[1]: The Appearance of Marxist Atheism in Modern China Liu Yan, Hu Zhaoyang
An Analysis of Qu Qiubai’s ^[2] Thoughts on Scientific Atheism Xiao Kaiqiang
The Generative Logic of Lenin’s Conception of Religion Wang Yuli
The Structure, Dynamics, and Methodology of Wilhelm Wundt’s Research on Collective Religious Psychology Zhou Puyuan, Wei Xiaofeng, Zhou Yuchen
Experience and Insights from Atheism Propaganda and Education Since Reform and Opening-up ^[3] Su Bin
From Rationality Toward Culture: A Study of David Eller’s Atheist Thought Ping Huijiang, Chen Fayang
The Supplementation and Enlightenment of Cognitive Science of Religion for Atheism Duan Zhennan
The Divergence of Heaven and Man ^[4]: A Brief Discussion on Ye Shi’s Atheist Thought Yuan Daxin
Research on Governance Strategies for Online Evil Cults ^[5] in the Omnimedia Era Xue Peng, Fan Baoxiang, Liu Danyang

Back Cover: Atheism is Not a Religion Author: Edward Hawley, PhD in Political Science, Yale University, USA

Notes

↩ [1] 第二个结合 (dì èr gè jié hé): The "Second Integration." This refers to a core theoretical formulation under Xi Jinping, specifically the integration of the basic tenets of Marxism with "China's fine traditional culture." The "First Integration" (with China's specific reality) dates back to Mao Zedong.

↩ [2] 瞿秋白 (Qū Qiūbái): A major leader of the Communist Party of China in the late 1920s and a renowned Marxist theoretician and translator. He was instrumental in introducing Marxist literary theory and Soviet concepts to China before his execution by the Kuomintang in 1935.

↩ [3] 改革开放 (gǎi gé kāi fàng): Reform and Opening-up. The program of economic reforms launched in 1978 under Deng Xiaoping, marking China's transition from a command economy to a "socialist market economy."

↩ [4] 天与人殊 (tiān yǔ rén shū): Literally "Heaven and man are distinct/different." This refers to a philosophical position in classical Chinese thought—notably championed by the Song Dynasty scholar Ye Shi (叶适)—that argues against teleological or supernatural interventions in human affairs, asserting that the "Way of Heaven" (natural laws) and the "Way of Man" (social/political reality) operate on separate planes.

↩ [5] 邪教 (xié jiào): Usually translated as "evil cults" or "heterodox teachings." In the Chinese legal and political context, it refers to organizations that claim a religious or spiritual basis but are classified by the state as illegal, socially harmful, or a threat to security (e.g., Falun Gong). Unlike the Western sociological use of "cult," the term carries a heavy legal and derogatory weight in China.