soteriology
noun
so·te·ri·ol·o·gy
sō-ˌtir-ē-ˈä-lə-jē 
: theology dealing with salvation especially as effected by Jesus Christ
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This secular revival has blessed its adherents with a scheme of ethics, aesthetics, eschatology, and soteriology all their own.
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Tanner Greer, National Review, 17 Mar. 2020
But from the perspective of moderate to liberal Christians there is clearly a purposeful misunderstanding, for only the most radically liberal Muslims reciprocate in kind in regards to a universalist soteriology.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2012
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Tanner Greer, National Review, 17 Mar. 2020
But from the perspective of moderate to liberal Christians there is clearly a purposeful misunderstanding, for only the most radically liberal Muslims reciprocate in kind in regards to a universalist soteriology.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2012
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“Soteriology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soteriology. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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