Sunday, May 13, 2012

Perichoresis and the implicate order


Perichoresis (circuminsession, interpenetration) is a theological term to denote the mutual indwelling of the Trinitarian persons. Each person contains the other two.

David Bohm’s implicate order might be one way of modeling perichoresis:


Bohm’s theory was, in part, influenced by Nicholas Cusa.

Like any mundane analogy, it has its limitations. What’s transcendent can never be transparent. At most, creatures partially exemplify the Creator. 

1 comment:

  1. I never expected to see Bohm's implicate order here. Salut, steve.

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