Holistic Determinism and God’s Action in Nature’s World: David Bohm and Quantum Theology
Can a theology of divine action within nature's world be rendered coherent and consonant with (1) classical determinism, as plied by Newtonian mechanics? No! With (2) quantum indeterminism as plied by Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg? Yes! With (3) holistic determinism as plied by David Bohm? M...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2026
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Theology and science
Year: 2026, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 8-36 |
| Further subjects: | B
Werner Heisenberg
B quantum indeterminism B Isaac Newton B holistic determinism B Classical determinism B David Bohm B Albert Einstein B Robert John Russell B Niels Bohr |
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| Summary: | Can a theology of divine action within nature's world be rendered coherent and consonant with (1) classical determinism, as plied by Newtonian mechanics? No! With (2) quantum indeterminism as plied by Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg? Yes! With (3) holistic determinism as plied by David Bohm? Maybe, if we take the perspective of proleptic holism. The proleptic theist will test the viability of downward causation from whole to part and future to past, knowing that the whole of the history of God's creation is only proleptically complete. |
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| ISSN: | 1474-6719 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology and science
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2025.2592327 |
