中文摘要：

对信仰的本质及其形式的探究应从两个问题入手，即信仰复杂的历时态关系和相对的共时态关系。当代信仰危机除了在以往双重视域下——对宏观和微观两个视域进行考察，同时还应关注其在现代化这一背景下又有了新的变化。当代大学生的信仰危机不仅具有其他群体所普遍具有的共性问题，而且存在着一定的特殊性。对大学生群体进行深入的分析有重要的理论价值：一是有助于我们深刻理解和剖析我国当代信仰危机的现实与文化根源；二是有助于发现当代影响和左右个体信仰机制生成的关键因素和发展态势；三是有助于发现我国当代信仰教育存在的问题与不足；四是有助于合理的信仰危机干预机制的形成，于源头有效抑制信仰危机的发展趋势。所以，对当代大学生信仰危机从理论和现实这两条路径同时展开深入研究，具有十分重要的现实意义。

英文摘要：

The exploration of the nature and the form of faith should start with from two points - - - the complex diachronic relationships of faiths and relative synchronic relationship among them. The contemporary crisis of faith with new changes should be paid Close attention to in the context of modernization, in addition to the conventional dual perspectives - - -from both macro and micro ones. Faith crisis of contemporary college students not only have common problems as other social groups, but there are some peculiarities of its own. In - depth analysis of college students has important theoretical value. Firstly, it helps us to have a deep under- standing and analysis of realistic and cultural roots of our contemporary crisis of faith. Secondly, it assists us to identify the key factors affecting mechanism of generating contemporary individual beliefs, bringing its trend under effective control. Thirdly, it aids us to identify problems and shortcomings of contemporary faith educa- tion in China. Fourthly, it benefits the formation of reasonable mechanisms of intervention of belief crisis, and thus effectively inhibits the further development of crisis of faith from its source. Therefore, the faith crisis of modem college students should be profoundly studied both theoretically and practically at the same time, which is of great practical significance.