In Christian, non-traditional Arminian soteriology, corporate election is a doctrine and interpretation arising from passages in scripture regarding election and predestination. Historically, the doctrine of election has been individualistic, as in Calvinism, where God chooses the specific persons to be destroyed and the persons to be redeemed, and He makes this choice prior to the creation of the world. In corporate election, it is the Church, the body of faithful, which is chosen prior to creation and not necessarily specific individuals though some theologians who recognize corporate election also hold to individualistic election.