30/06/2026 14:30 - 15:30

HALL: Pola - A102

Chair: Gamberini P.

Contact: Gamberini P.

The panel aims to explore in depth the theme of Deep Incarnation, a Christological perspective developed in particular by Niels Henrik Gregersen and explored, with their own emphases, by theologians such as Elizabeth A. Johnson, Celia Deane-Drummond, and Denis Edwards. This theological trend interprets "incarnation" not only as the assumption of human nature by the Word, but as a radical involvement of the Son of God in the flesh of the world, in matter, in evolutionary history, and in the vulnerability of the entire cosmos. Such a vision has generated widespread debate because it forces us to rethink traditional theological and philosophical categories and to bring different disciplinary fields into dialogue. On the one hand, it recalls patristic reflection, especially where the Fathers speak of "sarx" as the universal place of communion and salvation, or when Neoplatonic-inspired theologians (Maximus the Confessor, John Scotus Eriugena, and Nicholas of Cusa) offer tools for understanding the relationship between the Logos and the deep structure of reality.

On the other hand, Deep Incarnation engages with contemporary sciences, in particular with Teilhard de Chardin's evolutionary and cosmic vision, which sees Christ as the principle of cohesion and convergence of the universe, and with recent theories of quantum physics (Carlo Rovelli and Federico Faggin) with the notion of quantum field and cosmic consciousness. In this intertwining of theology, philosophy, and science, the panel aims to show how Deep Incarnation opens new ways of understanding the Christian mystery in a world marked by interconnection, complexity, and ecological vulnerability.