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Teilhard's struggle : embracing the work of evolution / Kathleen Duffy, SSJ.
Van Pelt Library BX4705.T39 D84 2019
By Request
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Duffy, Kathleen, 1941- author.
- 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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