The same religious bundle contains both conflict and peace resources

Evidence

All of this tells us that parts of the religious bundle can create and intensify conflict, but somewhere in the same bundle there lie seeds that can be coopted to soften and overcome conflict. The relative weight of conflict-producing and conflict-redeeming parts can differ from group to group, and shift over time within the same religious community. Regardless, the complex texture of the religious bundle means that reframing can be a surprisingly powerful tool. It can lead to overlooked opportunities for transmuting religiously motivated hostility into amity. — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 551

Categorization

• XREF: Amplifies the reader’s reading purpose: the Japanese could weaponize visible apostasy against one religious element (communal solidarity) precisely because the same bundle also carries pro-social monitoring and moral-community widening functions.