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The Religion of Teilhard De Chardin
Most studies of Teilhard de Chardin apart from straight biographies have tended to concentrate on his work as a scientist and thinker exploring the frontiers of science, philosophy, and theology. His status as a priest and his personal piety have been acknowledged, but little has been written about his religious thought that can be said to be authoritative. This gap has now been filled.
Few writers can speak with more authority about Teilhard's spiritual teaching than Pere Henri de Lubac. He was a friend and correspondent of Teilhard's for more than thirty years and as a member of the Society of Jesus he shared with Teilhard the same formative training and the same vows of loyalty and obedience. He is moreover a theologian of great distinction and independence.
Pere Lubac's analysis of Teilhard's spiritual teaching is the result of many years of close study of the man and the writings, including many that remain unpublished. He is able to explore in depth the entire range of Teilhard's religious thought and to relate it not only to Teilhard's ideas in other fields but also, by virtue of his own immense learning, to the thought of the doctors of the Church. While far from uncritical, Pere Lubac's study is a triumphant vindication of Teilhard as a teacher within the framework of the Christian orthodoxy he affirmed throughout his life and which he described in a letter as 'the only vocation I know...a plainer disclosing of God in the world'.
Few writers can speak with more authority about Teilhard's spiritual teaching than Pere Henri de Lubac. He was a friend and correspondent of Teilhard's for more than thirty years and as a member of the Society of Jesus he shared with Teilhard the same formative training and the same vows of loyalty and obedience. He is moreover a theologian of great distinction and independence.
Pere Lubac's analysis of Teilhard's spiritual teaching is the result of many years of close study of the man and the writings, including many that remain unpublished. He is able to explore in depth the entire range of Teilhard's religious thought and to relate it not only to Teilhard's ideas in other fields but also, by virtue of his own immense learning, to the thought of the doctors of the Church. While far from uncritical, Pere Lubac's study is a triumphant vindication of Teilhard as a teacher within the framework of the Christian orthodoxy he affirmed throughout his life and which he described in a letter as 'the only vocation I know...a plainer disclosing of God in the world'.
- GenresTheology
380 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1962
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Henri de Lubac
207 books99 followersHenri-Marie de Lubac, SJ (1896-1991) was a French Jesuit priest who became a Cardinal of the Catholic Church, and is considered to be one of the most influential theologians of the 20th century. His writings and doctrinal research played a key role in the shaping of the Second Vatican Council.
De Lubac became a faculty member at Catholic Faculties of Theology of Lyons, where he taught history of religions until 1961. His pupils included Jean Daniélou and Hans Urs von Balthasar. De Lubac was created cardinal deacon by Pope John Paul II on February 2, 1983 and received the red biretta and the deaconry of S. Maria in Domnica, February 2, 1983. He died on September 4, 1991, Paris and is buried in a tomb of the Society of Jesus at the Vaugirard cemetery in Paris.
De Lubac became a faculty member at Catholic Faculties of Theology of Lyons, where he taught history of religions until 1961. His pupils included Jean Daniélou and Hans Urs von Balthasar. De Lubac was created cardinal deacon by Pope John Paul II on February 2, 1983 and received the red biretta and the deaconry of S. Maria in Domnica, February 2, 1983. He died on September 4, 1991, Paris and is buried in a tomb of the Society of Jesus at the Vaugirard cemetery in Paris.
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July 8, 2024
De Lubac does a nice job touching on some of the most pertinent issues raised by Teilhard and treats them quite judiciously. Yet, this work is a bit bogged down by De Lubac's felt need to defend Teilhard against his detractors.
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