# Salvation | | **Salvation** is the state of being saved or protected from harm or a dire situation. In religion and theology, salvation generally refers to the deliverance of the soul from sin and its consequences. The academic study of salvation is called soteriology. | | ---- | ---- | | | wikipedia:: [Salvation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvation) | | | **Soteriology** is the study of religious doctrines of salvation. Salvation theory occupies a place of special significance in many religions.[2] In the academic field of religious studies, 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. | | | wikipedia:: [Soteriology - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soteriology) | aka Soteriology Also, the sense of "moral completion" [[Redemption]] [[Divine grace|Grace]]