On The Simmel’s Religious Redemption Road

George Simmel is not only called the theory of modern capitalism three classicthinkers with Karl Max and Max Weber, but also the founder of the western religioussociology theory of one. However, scholars mostly focus on their currency philosophyof the study and interpretation at home and abroad, his precious and rich religion theorynot is brought into the academic research, don’t get the attention it deserves. But, whenwe come into contact with his religious sociology theory, will be attracted to hisprofound and unique religious theory. This thesis mainly interprets the religious theoryof the Simmel from the human existence dilemma of this great background, mining itsrealistic meaning and unique academic value deeply.Simmel reveals the modern currency economic system and modern cultural crisison the individual subjectivity and the meaning of life collapse and swallowed in anobjective and calm from the point of view.He attempts to find a way out for modernpeople in the identity of the intellectuals and responsibility, views the regression of“religiosit t”, and puts forward the subjectivity of his religious views. Simmel is deeplyaware of the modern religion awkward situation, on one hand, people doubts thelegitimacy position of the religion; on the other hand, needs to religion. He believes thatmodern religion is not collapsed, because religious specific historical form is not areligion itself, Religion don’t exist that we can sense the objective of religious institution,but that it is the “religiosit t”. This is the root of religious exist, but also the soul of thereligion, it exists in individual souls. Simmel puts forward the “religiosit t” whichmeans religion from the mass religion to individual religion, from substantive religionto individuality religion, from the objective religion to a fundamental reform of thesubjective religion. Thus, Simmel starts the modern religious individuality researchperspective, it not only finds a way out to religion, but also opens up a spirit ofredemption way for the modern people.