The Phenomenon of Man
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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…
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I stumbled onto Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) in mid-life through the influence of a mentor. A paleontologist of the first rank, Teilhard embraced evolution with heart and soul. Yet, as a Jesuit of devout faith, he wished to die at Easter and did so on April 10, 1955.
Like me, Teilhard was psychically torn between competing poles—science and spirituality—and felt he must choose between them. A wise superior encouraged faithfulness to both. As a result, Teilhard has gifted us in The Phenomenon of Man with a stunning synthesis that includes such notions as cosmogenesis (the world in continual creation), complexity-consciousness…
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