[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"doc-detail-35096":3,"doc-seo-35096":29},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"success",{"doc_id":7,"user_id":8,"nickname":9,"user_avatar":10,"doc_module":4,"category_id":11,"category_name":12,"doc_title":13,"doc_description":14,"doc_content":15,"file_id":16,"file_url":17,"file_type":18,"file_size":19,"view_count":20,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":20,"is_downloadable":20,"audit_status":20,"page_count":21,"language":22,"language_code":23,"site_id":24,"html_lang":23,"table_of_contents":25,"faqs":26,"seo_title":13,"seo_description":14,"update_tm":27,"read_time":28},35096,1099513958607,"Jiven","https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/avatar/100002390cf8733938c?x-image-process=image/resize,m_fixed,w_180,h_180&k=1778829742770036399",8,"Research & Report","A rational choice theory of religious authority","The rational choice literature on religion has offered limited guidance on the nature and purpose of religious authority. This article summarizes rational choice theory of authority, then develops a rational choice definition of religious authority. A core claim holds that (religious) authority exists to coordinate social action, a central feature of religious life. The framework is applied to explain how rituals generate authority, how authority relates to organizational hierarchy and religious strictness, and why it clarifies debates about secularization and the resulting complementarities.","","cbCaicpC2Qt0gfnv","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicpC2Qt0gfnv","pdf",826336,1,29,"English","en",105,"# Abstract\n## Rational choice theory of authority\n## Religious authority as social coordination\n## Applications: rituals, hierarchy, strictness\n## Implications for secularization debate","[{\"question\":\"What gap does the article identify in rational choice research on religion?\",\"answer\":\"Rational choice studies have largely been silent on the nature and purpose of religious authority.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the article define religious authority using rational choice theory?\",\"answer\":\"Religious authority is defined as an instrument that exists to coordinate social action.\"},{\"question\":\"Which aspects of religious life does the proposed theory use to demonstrate its value?\",\"answer\":\"The theory explains how rituals create religious authority, how authority links to organizational hierarchy and religious strictness, and how it informs the secularization debate.\"}]",1782509169,73,null]