If indeed evolution undergirds the emergence of human life, then we must concede that the human person does not “have” a soul or acquire a soul through special divine intervention; rather the human person is ensouled in the same way that every aspect of conscious life is ensouled. As Thomas Berry reminded us, the earth is primary and we are children of the earth. This means, of course, that our understanding of the “soul” must be reconsidered in terms of quantum physics and evolution. Quantum physics may not only shed light on the meaning of the “soul” in terms of consciousness but it impels us to consider personality in view of the deep entangled energy fields that comprise the fundamental framework of reality.
Ilia Delio. Nov. 30, 2015 in Speaking of God (/columns/speaking-of-god), Global Sisters Report.