Holistic Determinism and God’s Action in Nature’s World
David Bohm and Quantum Theology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21725481 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carl Peterson, Tobias Peters (0000-0002-2148-5858) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 8-36 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theology and Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1474-6700 • E-ISSN: 1474-6719 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14746700.2025.2592327 |
| OpenAlex | W4416853939 |
| Language | EN |
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
Determinism · Free will · Indeterminism · Quantum · Evolution and Science Education · Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |