The Future Of Man
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A landmark work of philosophical and theological thought, The Future of Man presents Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's sweeping vision of humanity's spiritual and evolutionary destiny. Drawing on his dual expertise as a Jesuit priest and paleontologist, Teilhard argues that the universe is not drifting toward entropy but is instead converging toward an ultimate point of divine unity he calls the Omega Point, where consciousness and complexity reach their culmination. Written in an tone that is at once mystical and rigorously intellectual, the collection of essays chronicles humanity's journey from its biological origins through the noosphere — the sphere of human thought — and onward to a transcendent future. Teilhard illustrates how science and Christian faith are not opposing forces but complementary lenses through which the grand arc of cosmic evolution can be understood. For readers drawn to questions of meaning, progress, and the ultimate purpose of human existence, this work remains one of the twentieth century's most ambitious and inspiring syntheses of science, philosophy, and spirituality.
Author: Pierre Teilhard De Chardin
Format: Paperback
Published: 1969, Harper Torchbooks / Harper & Row, Publishers
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A landmark work of philosophical and theological thought, The Future of Man presents Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's sweeping vision of humanity's spiritual and evolutionary destiny. Drawing on his dual expertise as a Jesuit priest and paleontologist, Teilhard argues that the universe is not drifting toward entropy but is instead converging toward an ultimate point of divine unity he calls the Omega Point, where consciousness and complexity reach their culmination. Written in an tone that is at once mystical and rigorously intellectual, the collection of essays chronicles humanity's journey from its biological origins through the noosphere — the sphere of human thought — and onward to a transcendent future. Teilhard illustrates how science and Christian faith are not opposing forces but complementary lenses through which the grand arc of cosmic evolution can be understood. For readers drawn to questions of meaning, progress, and the ultimate purpose of human existence, this work remains one of the twentieth century's most ambitious and inspiring syntheses of science, philosophy, and spirituality.