宗教作为人类社会中一种历史悠久的复杂现象,向来争议很大。在当代中国,如何发展马克思主义宗教观从而更好地积极引导宗教与社会主义社会相适应就成为学界的热点问题。马克思主义宗教观需要与时俱进,这一点基本上是没有争议的,但如何与时俱进则有很大争议。早在2001年,一位学者曾撰《马克思主义宗教观必须与时俱进》 As a complex historical phenomenon in human society, religion has always been disputed. In contemporary China, how to develop the Marxist view of religion so as to better guide actively the religious adaptation to a socialist society has become a hot topic in the academic field. It is basically not controversial that Marxist religious concepts need to keep pace with the times. However, it is debatable how to keep pace with the times. As early as 2001, a scholar once wrote that “Marxist religious concepts must advance with the times”