Toward the Future


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"A Helen and Kurt Wolff book." Translation of Les directions de l'avenir. Includes bibliographical references and index.




Heart Of Matter


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The final volume of Teilhard's collected essays, containing two texts of key importance published for the first time: "The Heart of Matter" and "The Christic." Foreword by N. M. Wildiers; Index. Translated by René Hague. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book




Teilhard de Chardin and Eastern Religions


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Teilhard de Chardin and Eastern Religions is, in part, an update of the 1980 classic, Toward a New Mysticism. Author Ursula King has extensively revised this work, adding new material as she traces Teilhard's encounter with Eastern thought. It includes an extensive bibliography and annotated study guide. Book jacket.




Teilhard's Struggle


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In 1919, the Jesuit scientist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin wrote a major essay, The Spiritual Power of Matter, which shaped his understanding of the role of struggle and conflict in evolution--whether in the material or on the spiritual plane. For Teilhard, who labored to integrate the insights of evolution with his Catholic faith, and who experienced ongoing conflicts with authorities in the church, these insights continued to play out in the rest of his life. Focusing on the meaning of his seminal essay for Teilhard's life, Kathleen Duffy explores the major struggles that he experienced in his roles as scientist, priest, mystic, friend, and member of the church.




Teilhard in the 21st Century


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Almost fifty years after his death the work of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, French Jesuit mystic and scientist, continues to shape contemporary work in spirituality, theology, and the interaction of science and religion. These essays show how this giant of the twentieth century sheds light on the most urgent spiritual challenges of our time. Book jacket.







Spirit of Fire


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"In the years since his death in 1955, the influence of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin - renowned French Jesuit theologian, mystic, and scientist - has continued to grow. A true prophets of our age, Teilhard helprd bring Christian theology into creative dialogue with science, articulated a new mysticism, and explored profound dimensions of the human condition. This ... biography is enhanced with scores of photographs that document his dramatic life - from the trenches of World War I, to his groundbreaking paleontological research in China and travels in the Gobi Desert. It explores his difficulties with church authorities, the posthumous publication of his writings and his ongoing legacy. It is the ideal introduction to the life and thought of a man whose vision and spirituality speak ever more vitally to the concerns of our time"--Publisher's description.




Teilhard's Mysticism


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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955), a French Jesuit priest and scientist, charted a new path in reconciling Christian theology with evolutionary science. Here, a theologian-scientist examines Teilhard's mysticism, showing how science can illuminate the mystical path while also demonstrating the compatibility between Teilhard's thought and current frontiers in scientific exploration.







The Future of Man


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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.