The future of man
By: Teilhard de Chardin ; translated from the French by Norman Denny
Series: Harper torchbooks, TB 386; Harper torchbooks
Publisher: Harper & Row
Published: 1969
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 332
Copyright date: 1964
Subjects: Philosophical anthropology; Philosophie chrétienne; Progress; Progrès; Philosophy; Anthropologie philosophique; Christianity
Work titles: Avenir de l'homme
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.