Abstract:  The major management object in China’s religious management system is systematic management of ways of organized religious belief. The reform of China’s religious management system is undoubtedly to cut political intervention, shifting administrative management to social civil and public management, which should be regarded as the primary entry point. Therefore, the most practical and feasible reform program currently is the management of religious system according to the law, which is the only way to “social management” and “social government” of religious affairs. This should be the starting point for the reform of contemporary China’s religious policies and management system. Only when religious management modes and practicing ways of religious belief can take on socialized management modes without political intervention, can the legalization of religious management system become possible. This is the major crux of religious management. In view of this, to discuss China’s religious management problems, we have to sort out the ideological origins of policies, and meanwhile reason out the major contents of religious management system. We should stress the policy setting that belief difference does not mean political confrontation. Still more important, we should hold religious freedom and equality on the basis of rule of law.

Key words:  religious reform, religious management, religious system, religious policies, China’s religions