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Religion as Social Technology: A Conceptual Framework for Reducing Social Risks in Multireligious Societies

Valery Vladimirovich Glushchenko(1),


(1) Moscow Polytechnic University; Russian State University of Social Technologies
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Abstract


Religion plays a significant role in shaping social relations, values, and collective behavior within contemporary societies. In increasingly multireligious and globalized contexts, unmanaged religious differences may contribute to social tension and conflict. This article aims to develop a conceptual framework that understands religious activity as a form of social technology capable of reducing social risks in multireligious societies. Using a conceptual and literature-based approach grounded in religious studies, sociology, and systems analysis, the study examines the social functions, mechanisms, and levels of influence of religion in socio-economic and geopolitical processes. The results demonstrate that religious activity operates through normative regulation, institutional mediation, and value internalization, which collectively contribute to social cohesion and conflict prevention. These mechanisms function at micro, meso, and macro levels of society. This study contributes to the general theory of religions by offering an analytical model of religion as social technology, providing insights for policymakers, educators, and scholars concerned with social harmony, sustainable development, and intercultural coexistence.

Keywords


Culture; Economy; Efficiency; Globalization; Knowledge; Organization; Power; Profession; Religion; Society; System; Technology; Theory

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