A Typology of the Idea of the Anticipated Savior across Religions

A significant question surrounding the concept of an anticipated savior in religions is whether the belief in a promised savior holds value as a positive and constructive notion. If so, what potentials does this idea possess for enhancing the human condition? Furthermore, what material and spiritual energies are inherent within each of these perspectives?

The belief in a savior holds several crucial capacities that contribute to the improvement of the human condition. These include:  (1) providing an ideal, (2) presenting a pathway, (3) giving hope, (4) giving a meaning for life or a philosophy for history, (5) preparing a ground for mutual understanding and convergence, (6) creating a kind of active anticipation, and (7) moving beyond false hopes.