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From the Trinity provides an overall view of the history and the
philosophical and theological significance of God the Trinity, not
only from a religious point of view but from an anthropological and
socio-cultural view as well. The perspective is that of Christian
doctrine, specifically Catholic, in dialogue with the cultural
sensitivity of our times and with the religious pluralism that
characterizes it. Following the generative-progressive method
proposed by Vatican II, the book begins with a phenomenological
reading of the signs of the times, with special focus upon the
performative aspect of the announcement and the doctrine of faith.
In particular, constant attention to the contribution made by the
mystics and great charisms (from Augustine of Hippo to Francis of
Assisi and Theresa of Avila up until Therese of Lisieux, Edith
Stein and Chaira Lubich) toward a deeper understanding of the
Trinitarian truth. From the Trinity is unique in what it offers not
only for Trinitarian theology, but also for other theological
disciplines (Christology, Pneumatology, Anthropology, Ecclesiology,
etc.) - in which the Trinity shines forth as the central and
enlightening truth - as well as for philosophy, the humanities and
the natural sciences. This perspective is especially developed in
terms of a Trinitarian ontology (see Part V) by which reality is
understood in light of the revelation of the Trinity. The
implications of the incarnation of the Son of God and the gift of
the Holy Spirit are taken seriously in studying the truth of all
things as they are perceived in the space created by living and
thinking "in" Jesus, united to the Father in the Spirit, as
suggested by the title of the book, looking upon reality "From the
Trinity."
In this small book, theoretical physicist Gerard 't Hooft (Nobel
prize 1999), philosopher Emanuele Severino (Lincei Academician),
and theologian Piero Coda (Pontifical Lateran University) confront
one another on a topic that lies at the roots of quantum mechanics
and at the origin of Western thought: Determinism and Free Will.
"God does not play dice" said Einstein, a tenacious determinist.
Quantum Mechanics and its clash with General Relativity have
reanimated ancient dilemmas about chance and necessity: Is Nature
deterministic? Is Man free? The "free-will theorem" by Conway and
Kochen, and the deterministic interpretation of quantum mechanics
proposed by 't Hooft, revive such philosophical questions in modern
Physics. Is Becoming real? Is the Elementary Event a product of the
Case? The cyclopean clash between Heraclitus and Parmenides has
entered a new episode, as evidenced by the essays in this volume.
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