Quantum Molinism
God’s fuzzy logic and the freedom to love
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19232132 |
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| Authors | Thomas F McAllister (0009-0002-2552-1868, Truett-McConnell College), Thomas McAllister (Truett-McConnell College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2026-03-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0259-9422 • E-ISSN: 2072-8050 |
| Publisher | AOSIS (PUBLISHER • ZA) |
| DOI | 10.4102/hts.v82i1.11112 |
| OpenAlex | W7140277117 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
Quantum Molinism is a contemporary theological model that builds upon classical Molinism to address the enduring tension between divine sovereignty and human freedom. Situated within the tradition of middle knowledge theories, it advances a probabilistic reinterpretation of divine omniscience informed by quantum uncertainty, chaos theory, and complex systems science. This model proposes that God, while fully sovereign and omniscient, has created a dynamic universe in which human choices are genuinely free yet bounded within a structured probability matrix. Crucially, this openness is not merely epistemic but ontological: a divinely embedded ‘quantum sliver’ of contingency woven into the fabric of creation itself. Such a framework preserves real contingency, safeguards the meaningfulness of prayer, secures the authenticity of love, and maintains the moral responsibility of creatures. By reframing Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz’s claim that this is the ‘best of all possible worlds’, Quantum Molinism suggests that ‘best’ is not measured by the absence of pain, but by the possibility of agapē freely chosen. Contribution: The article culminates with the Agape Triangle, illustrating how truth, love, and freedom converge within the moral ecology of the universe to orient human life toward Christlikeness
Bounded function · Constitution · Contingency · Omniscience · Premise · Reinterpretation · Situated · Sovereignty · Unitary state · Chaos, Complexity, and Education · Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
| Highly cited | No |
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