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New State Laws Challenge Teaching of Evolution
In 1925 John Thomas Scopes was put on trial by the state of Tennessee for teaching evolution in the classroom. That same year in France Teilhard de Chardin was called to Lyons by his Jesuit provincial to silence him on … Continue reading
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A New Way to View Cosmic Evolution
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has launched a new ipad app, EarthViewer, that visually tracks the geological evolution of the earth over 4.5 billion years. With the touch of a finger you can scroll down a timeline that allows … Continue reading
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Teilhard’s Thought Probed in Radio Program
Krista Tippet’s Dec. 20, 2012 radio program, On Being, featured an interview with Ursula King, along with David Sloan Wilson and Andrew Revkin, on the thought of Teilhard. Krista does a great conversation with her guests and brings out the … Continue reading
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The Noosphere Made Visible
When I saw this recently released NASA picture of England and France at night as seen from outer space, I thought, “This is an image of the noosphere.” Look at the ganglia that are formed on the surface of the … Continue reading
Pope Benedict XVI Blesses Teilhard Assembly
In his Angelus address in St. Peter’s square Nov. 11, 2012, the pope acknowledged and blessed a group present in the square who were in Rome to attend a Colloquium on Teilhard de Chardin at the Gregorian University.
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