Tag Archives: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Thanks to Teilhard…
Guest blogger Joseph F. Egan: I first encountered Teilhard’s work, three years after his death, in a course given by Joseph Donceel SJ at Fordham University and have steeped myself in his writings ever since. Like so many, I entered … Continue reading
Flannery O’Connor on Teilhard de Chardin
“It is doubtful if any Christian of this century can be fully aware of his religion until he has seen it in the cosmic light which Teilhard has cast upon it.” Flannery O’Connor – The Presence of Grace. Thanks for this quote to … Continue reading
Whither the Human Species?
One significant legacy track of Teilhard de Chardin is transhumanism, the movement concerned with the future of the human race. Teilhard in his last decade thought and wrote about this a lot and coined the word “Ultrahuman.” Teilhard’s main focus … Continue reading
More Personal Stories
Guest blogger Dan Driscoll continues the story he began last month: I’m already developing symptoms of ‘blogger block’ trying to mirror for myself half a century of life-experience, and mentally scanning the thousands of book pages thumbed through since my … Continue reading
Cokie Roberts endorses The Teilhard de Chardin Project
Cokie Roberts, journalist and author, has joined the Honorary Board of The Teilhard de Chardin Project. She has been a fan of Teilhard for many years and says she still finds him relevant. She writes, “Bringing Teilhard de Chardin alive … Continue reading
