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Undergraduates Discover Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 September 2014

John M. Ballweg
John M. Ballweg*
Affiliation:
Seton Hall University
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Abstract

One does not read far or engage in a discussion about the complexity of the modern world without sensing an evolutionary vision which reflects the thought of Teilhard de Chardin. College students who are introduced to the Teilhardian vision respond in positive and creative ways. Teaching such a course reveals insights into young people's reaction to the present and future implications of a high-tech society. In an age of increasing control over the forces of nature by human-kind, crucial questions emerge. Two concerns attract students to Teilhard: fear of the future in terms of the direction and quality of human life; and an interest in the relationship between religion and science, which indicates substantive attitudes of a younger generation toward faith in God. Whether there is agreement with Teilhard is not the question, but the fact that he has pressed us to face the issues.

Type
Creative Teaching
Information
Horizons , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , Fall 1992 , pp. 277 - 287
Copyright
Copyright © The College Theology Society 1992

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