Definition
Soteriology (from Greek σωτηρία + -logy) is the theological discipline concerned with salvation: the ground, scope, order, and goal of God’s saving work. It encompasses sub-topics such as justification, sanctification, atonement, regeneration, predestination, and eschatological completion. As a discipline name it is neutral; the substantive positions of the five authors diverge sharply.
Usage in the Corpus
All five authors operate within the domain of soteriology, but their soteriological frameworks are radically distinct: Bullinger emphasizes the monergistic saving initiative of God (σωτηρία = 5²); Jones constructs a universally restorationist soteriology based on apokatastasis; Nee/Lee centers soteriology on God’s economy (oikonomia) and the progressive appropriation of the all-inclusive Christ; Noordzij builds soteriology around huiothesia (sonship) as final destiny; Warnock develops a soteriology in three progressive feast moments (Passover → Pentecost → Tabernacles).