- Scholars believe that the embedded trust, solidarity, and social capital a religious institution has promotes social stability and collective action that is not contentious
- Belief that religious institutions are influnecial for reduceing the likelihood of social unrest in a society

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Scholars are divided on whether religious groups' organizational structures facilitate or prevent contentious collective action

Organizational Structures: Religious Contentious Collective Action

Tao, Y. Agitators, Tranquilizers, or Something Else: Do Religious Groups Increase or Decrease Contentious Collective Action?. Religions 2018, 9(7), 213; https://doi.org/10.3390/rel9070213.
https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/9/7/213


Agitators, Tranquilizers, or Something Else: Do Religious Groups Increase or Decrease Contentious Collective Action?

- Scholars believe that the embedded trust, solidarity, and social capital a religious institution has can be used to launch and mobilize contentious collective action
- Religious figures have the ability to speak on the doctrine and invoke feelings of unrest in regards to society which creates a link between religion and activism
- Religious Terrorism is also a way in which religious groups engage in contentious collective action 
    - RAND-St. Andrews Chronology of International Terrorism has seen a growth in the number of religious groups that have made their list in the past couple of years

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