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Teilhard's struggle : embracing the work of evolution / Kathleen Duffy, SSJ.

Van Pelt Library BX4705.T39 D84 2019
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Duffy, Kathleen, 1941- author.
Contributor:
Class of 1932 Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre.
Physical Description:
xxvii, 148 pages ; 20 cm
Place of Publication:
Maryknoll : Orbis Books, 2019.
Contents:
1 Matter and Evolution p. 1
Matter: Holistic and Ambiguous p. 2
Descriptive Images for Matter-Human Interaction p. 3
Evolution and the Ongoing Story of Creation p. 4
Evolution, Creation, and Incarnation p. 6
2 Teilhard the Person p. 9
Relationships and Personality p. 10
Travels and Boundaries p. 12
Coping with Adversity p. 14
3 Teilhard the Scientist p. 17
Formal Scientific Training and Continuing Studies p. 19
Field Work in China p. 23
Peking Man p. 26
Interdisciplinary Research p. 29
4 Teilhard the Mystic p. 33
Early Experiences of Mysticism p. 34
Jesuit Formation Years p. 35
Noosphere p. 38
Prayer to the Ever Greater Christ p. 41
5 Teilhard the Friend p. 45
Circles of Friends p. 46
Difficult Relationships with Women p. 50
Physical vs. Spiritual Expressions of Love p. 54
6 Teilhard the Believer p. 59
The Faith of a Scientist p. 60
The Experience of Faith p. 62
Evolution and Incarnation p. 65
7 Teilhard the Jesuit p. 69
Controversy p. 72
The Continued Struggle p. 75
Commitment to the Jesuit Order p. 78
Life as a Jesuit p. 80
Illness p. 82
8 Teilhard Faithful Member of the Church p. 87
Image of the Church p. 89
Image of God p. 91
Language, Laws, and Governance p. 93
Commitment to the Church p. 94
9 Teilhard Lover of the World p. 99
World War I p. 100
Creative Union and the Noosphere p. 102
Complexity Theory p. 104
Evolutionary Front p. 106
World War II p. 107
Return to Pans p. 108
Divine Attractor p. 110
10 Teilhard and Struggle p. 115
Teilhard's Struggle with His General p. 118
Interior Response to Struggle p. 123
Further Experiences of Impasse p. 125
Suffering: Experience and Advice p. 127.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-141) and index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.
Other Format:
Online version: Duffy, Kathleen, 1941- author. Teilhard's struggle
ISBN:
9781626983175
1626983178
OCLC:
1054269590

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