An Interdisciplinary Perspective

Abstract

This article provides a critical review of The Trinity and an Entangled World, edited by John Polkinghorne, highlighting its strongly interdisciplinary and innovative character. Bringing together theologians, philosophers, and scientists, the volume proposes a reinterpretation of the structure of reality based on the category of relationality, understood no longer as secondary but as a fundamental ontological principle. In particular, the dialogue with quantum physics—especially the phenomenon of entanglement—suggests moving beyond a substance-based ontology toward a relational one. This perspective converges with the Christian doctrine of the Trinity, in which relationality constitutes the very foundation of divine being and, by analogy, of creation and human relationships. The review also underlines the philosophical, theological, and anthropological implications of this paradigm, as well as the open challenges it raises, including the need for a rigorous logical formalization of relational ontology.