Soteriology
<p><b>Soteriology</b> (<a title="Greek language" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language">Greek</a>: <a title="wikt:σωτηρία" class="extiw" href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CF%83%CF%89%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B1">σωτηρία</a> <i>sōtēria</i> "<a title="Salvation" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvation">salvation</a>" from <a title="wikt:σωτήρ" class="extiw" href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CF%83%CF%89%CF%84%CE%AE%CF%81">σωτήρ</a> <i>sōtēr</i> "savior, preserver" + <a title="wikt:λόγος" class="extiw" href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%BB%CF%8C%CE%B3%CE%BF%CF%82">λόγος</a> <i><a title="Logos" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logos">logos</a></i> "study" or "word"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soteriology#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup>) is the study of <a title="Religious doctrine" class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_doctrine">religious doctrines</a> of <a title="Salvation" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvation">salvation</a>. Salvation theory occupies a place of special significance and importance in many religions.
In the academic field of <a title="Religious studies" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_studies">religious studies</a>, soteriology is understood by scholars as representing a key theme in a number of different religions and is often studied in a comparative context; that is, comparing various ideas about what salvation is and how it is obtained.</p>