Augustine of Hippo (354-430) also discussed this topic in his early-5th century book, The City of God, noting that some taught that the entire Catholic Church would be saved.
[6] At that time many[quantify] taught that 1 Corinthians 12:12–14 which describes Christians as "one body" implied collective salvation.
[11][need quotation to verify] The Iranian intellectual Ali Shariati (1933-1977) taught that Muslim societies could find collective salvation through revolutionary political movements.
Proponents of Millennialist views often[quantify] teach that Divine power will soon grant collective salvation to a certain group.
[13] Many 19th-century American adherents of Postmillennialism believed that evangelism and charitable deeds could bring about collective salvation on earth.