试析拉美左翼政治与拉美宗教社会主义思潮

拉丁美洲从来都是一个思潮多元的地区,哥伦布发现美洲大地后又带来了基督教的思想,基督教从此生根发芽壮大,从维护统治阶级的工具到帮助穷人谋利益的利器。从拉美的解放神学再到现今拉美左翼领导人的宗教思想,这期间的进化过程意味着革命向广度和深度发展。马克思在19世纪认为宗教是反动势力、愚昧主义和保守主义的堡垒。这一论断在很大程度上是一个完全正确的命题,然而拉美的左翼思潮在新时代背景下又略有不同。对于我国目前宗教发展现状与趋势而言,如何科学而合理管理宗教,做到与时俱进是我国社会主义建设过程中必须面对的一个重要命题。

An Analysis on Left Wing' Politics and Religion in Latin America

Latin America HAS always been a place with various thoughts. After Columbus discovered America , it brought Christian ideas and the root of Christianity grew quickly . It transfer from a tool for ruling class into a weap- on for the poor, from Latin American liberation theology to left wing leaders＇ religious ideas, the transformation developed in terms of breadth and depth. Marx regarded religion as a fort of reactionary forces, stupidity and conservatism . This judgment is absolutely right in some degree . Meanwhile left wing thought in Latin American is different from the present time. As to the trend of Chinese religions development ,it is a major task on how to manage the religion scientifically and rationally and keep advancing with the times in the Chinese socialism construction.