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The Future of Man

ISBN: 9780385510721
Author(s): by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Publisher: Image Books

BOOK DESCRIPTION:
The Future of Man is a magnificent introduction to the thoughts and writings of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, one of the few figures in the history of the Catholic Church to achieve renown as both a scientist and a theologian. Trained as a paleontologist and ordained as a Jesuit priest, Teilhard de Chardin devoted himself to establishing the intimate, interdependent connection between science—particularly the theory of evolution—and the basic tenets of the Christian faith. At the center of his philosophy was the belief that the human species is evolving spiritually, progressing from a simple faith to higher and higher forms of consciousness, including a consciousness of God, and culminating in the ultimate understanding of humankind's place and purpose in the universe. The Church, which would not condone his philosophical writings, refused to allow their publication during his lifetime. Written over a period of thirty years and presented here in chronological order, the essays cover the wide-ranging interests and inquiries that engaged Teilhard de Chardin throughout his life: intellectual and social evolution; the coming of ultra-humanity; the integral place of faith in God in the advancement of science; and the impact of scientific discoveries on traditional religious dogma. Less formal than The Phenomenon of Man and The Divine Milieu, Teilhard de Chardin's most renowned works, The Future of Man offers a complete, fully accessible look at the genesis of ideas that continue to reverberate in both the scientific and the religious communities.
 

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The Divine Milieu

ISBN: 9780060937256
Author(s): by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Publisher: Harper Perennial

BOOK DESCRIPTION:
The essential companion to Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's The Phenomenom of Man, The Divine Milieu expands on the spiritual message so basic to his thought. He shows how man's spiritual life can become a participation in the destiny of the universe.

Teilhard de Chardin — geologist, priest, and major voice in twentieth-century Christianity — probes the ultimate meaning of all physical exploration and the fruit of his own inner life. The Divine Milieu is a spiritual treasure for every religion bookshelf.
 

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Teilhard De Chardin – the Divine Milieu Explained: A Spirituality for the 21st Century

ISBN: 9780809144846
Author(s): by Louis M. Savary Publisher: Paulist Press International

BOOK DESCRIPTION:
A series of ground-breaking spiritual methods that integrate science and faith according to the evolutionary spirituality of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's The Divine Milieu.
 

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The Phenomenon of Man

ISBN: 9780061632655
Author(s): by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Publisher: Harper Perennial

BOOK DESCRIPTION:
Visionary theologian and evolutionary theorist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin applied his whole life, his tremendous intellect, and his great spiritual faith to building a philosophy that would reconcile religion with the scientific theory of evolution. In this timeless book, which contains the quintessence of his thought, Teilhard argues that just as living organisms sprung from inorganic matter and evolved into ever more complex thinking beings, humans are evolving toward an "omega point" — defined by Teilhard as a convergence with the Divine.