Synopses & Reviews
The Teilhard Lexicon has been written to enable researchers and students to better understand the specialized language of Teilhard’s transdisciplinary approach, which he found himself compelled to develop as a means of expressing that extraordinary vision of a universe in process of convergence towards a cosmic center of unity he identifies with the Cosmic Christ. All quotations in the lexicon have been sourced from the French originals. The work includes a full bibliography of Teilhard’s works in French and English.
Review
“There is a beautiful limpidity about the translation. . . . A great contribution to Teilhard Literature.” —Scientific and Medical Network Review
Review
“I commend this volume.” —Rev. Adrian Burdon, Reviews in Religion and Theology journal
Synopsis
Teilhard's work as a paleontologist confirmed his commitment as priest and scientist. He saw the human species as the leading shoot of evolution, and suggested that it is increasingly capable of influencing, for good or ill, the future course of planetary and cosmic evolution. His works construct a synthesis of mysticism, spirit, science and faith. His seminal contribution to twentieth-century thought was recognized by the world community at the UNESCO symposium held in his honor in Paris in 1981. In 1981 and again in 1995 the Catholic Church and the Society of Jesus recognized the major contribution he had made to Christian thought. The Teilhard Lexicon has been written to enable researchers and students to better understand the specialized language of Teilhard's transdisciplinary approach. He found himself compelled to develop this approach as a means of expressing that extraordinary vision of a universe in process of convergence towards a cosmic center of unity he identifies with the Cosmic Christ. The Lexicon is based on, but surpasses in terms of length and breadth, the Nouveau lexique Teilhard de Chardin by Claude Cu not (1968). All quotations in the Lexicon have been sourced from the French originals. The Lexicon is essential reading for all those who wish to come to grips with the language Teilhard used to bring together evolutionary cosmology and Christian theology.
Synopsis
Written to enable researchers and students to better understand the specialised language of Teilhard's transdisciplinary approach, which he found himself compelled to develop as a means of expressing that extraordinary vision of a universe in process of convergence towards a cosmic centre of unity he identifies with the Cosmic Christ. All quotations in the Lexicon have been sourced from the French originals. The work includes a full bibliography of Teilhard's works in French and English. 2005 marks the 50th anniversary of Teilhard's death. Several conferences are planned to mark this anniversary.
About the Author
Siôn Cowell, was the translator of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s spiritual masterpiece, The Divine Milieu.