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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811736403321

Titolo

Teilhard and the future of humanity / / edited by Thierry Meynard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Fordham University Press, 2006

ISBN

0-8232-3709-5

0-8232-4851-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (199 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MeynardThierry

Disciplina

194

Soggetti

Humanity

Civilization - Forecasting

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-177) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents ""; ""Preface ""; ""Teilhard and Human Spirit""; ""Feeding the Zest for Life: Spiritual Energy Resources for the Future of Humanity""; ""God and the Human Future""; ""The Personalization of the Universe;  or, The Era of the Person""; ""Teilhard and Ecology""; ""Zest for Life: Teilhardâ€?s Cosmological Vision""; ""Teilhardâ€?s Vision and the Earth Charter""; ""Teilhard and Economic Globalization""; ""Teilhard, Globalization, and the Future of Humanity""; ""Teilhard and Globalization""; ""Teilhard and Science""

""The Emergence of Consciousness in Biological Evolution and Quantum Reality""""The Role of Science in Contemporary China and according to Teilhard""; ""Notes ""; ""Bibliography""; ""Contributors ""; ""Index ""

Sommario/riassunto

Bringing together original essays by experts who reflect on the French scientist and Jesuit Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's legacy for the globalized world, this book explores such topics as the idea of God and the person, quantum reality and Teilhard's vision, spiritual resources for the future, and much more.