American Teilhard Association

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"The American Teilhard Association explores and builds on the life and work of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. The American Teilhard Association, since its foundation in 1967, is committed to making the thought and vision of Teilhard more widely available. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955), a French Jesuit and paleontologist, was one of the leading thinkers of the 20th century. Teilhard integrated his scientific understanding of evolution with his religious understanding of the "divine milieu." His vision of the human as part of a dynamic unfolding universe is expressed in his classic text, The Human Phenomenon... "[1]

"The 1974 Annual Meeting was again held at the Church of the Holy Trinity. Ewert Cousins was reelected President, Pieter de John and Jean Houston became Vice-Presidents, Theodosius Dobzhansky was the Honorary Vice-President, Winifred McCulloch was elected Secretary, and Pemala Alderson became Treasurer. The Board of Directors had now grown to include Thomas Berry, Anne Martin Brennan, Beatrice Bruteau, Elizabeth Fish, Robert Francoeur, Richard Givens, Donald Gray, Alice Knight, R. Wayne Kraft, Margaret Bach Lynch, Robert McGuire, S.J., Gertrud Mellon, and Roger Wescott. Elizabeth Fish, a member from the first 1968 meeting, was our liaison with St. James' Church. Roger Wescott, Chairman of the Department of Anthropology at Drew University, was also a linguist, futurologist, and poet." [2]

Board

Accessed May 2012: [3]

Advisory Board

Accessed May 2012: [4]

Contact

Web: http://teilharddechardin.org

Resources and articles

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References

  1. American Teilhard Association Mission, organizational web page, accessed May 16, 2012.
  2. American Teilhard Association The American Teilhard Association for the Future of Man, Incorporated (1974), organizational web page, accessed May 16, 2012.
  3. American Teilhard Association Board, organizational web page, accessed May 16, 2012.
  4. American Teilhard Association Board, organizational web page, accessed May 16, 2012.