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Teilhard's Vision and the Environment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 September 2014

Brennan R. Hill
Brennan R. Hill
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Xavier University
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Abstract

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was a pioneer in integrating modern science and Christian theology. He was also a mystic who throughout his life and writings attempted to share the ways in which the divine was the source, power and goal of all creation and to point out how spirit glowed within all of matter. Teilhard's vision of the earth can be most helpful today as we attempt to restore and sustain our environment. In this article I will explore Teilhard's deep reverence for the cosmos and humanity, as well as his views on how God's power works through Christ and the church. Along the way I will suggest how this vision might be linked to our contemporary concerns for our environment. I will close with some recommendations for updating Teilhard's vision so that it might better serve our present day needs.

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Horizons , Volume 28 , Issue 1 , Spring 2001, pp. 50 - 67
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Copyright © The College Theology Society 2001

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