A Comparative Study Of Marx’s View Of Religion And Engels’s View Of Religion

Marxist religious view is a crucial part of Marxist theory,and generally the religious view of Marx and Engels is concerned as the Marxist theory.In that case,what does deserve further exploration is rather a more specific consensus on their religious views or subtle divarications on certain issues.Indeed,the comparisons and contrasts between Marx and Engels’thoughts have long been heated subjects among western scholars,except the researches prefer to focus on philosophy,view of nature,dialectics,etc,and exaggerate the discrepancies and opposing parts.Though domestic scholars as well pay much attention to the comparative study of Marx and Engels,the kind of study is still somehow rather insufficient and inadequate.Marx and Engels unveils the roots,nature as well as the social functions of religious and predicts the inevitably religious demolishment by a strand of brilliant expositions and extraordinarily understandings.As a result,the comparative study enable us to know religious aright,to comprehend the marrow of Marxist view of religion.Combining with all kinds of specific problems,through different historical phases,the religious idea of Marx and Engels took shapes,developed and turned maturity.Hence,we must be fully aware of the strong sense of history and times in their views.By all means,we mainly analyze the differences between the two in following aspects:religion formation,views on the religious theology,views on the society function,views on the demise of religion.On the other hand,they share considerable consensus on religious roots,nature,social function and future development.