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The Divine Milieu
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
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Description for The Divine Milieu
Hardcover. A translation of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's spiritual masterpiece, "The Divine Milieu". It addresses those who have lost faith in conventional religion but who still have a sense of the divine at the heart of the cosmos. Num Pages: 160 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's spiritual masterpiece, The Divine Milieu, in a newly revised translation by Sion Cowell, is addressed to those who have lost faith in conventional religion but who still have a sense of the divine at the heart of the cosmos. The heavens declare the glory of God,' sings the Psalmist. Teilhard would agree. We are surrounded,' he says, by a certain sort of pessimist who tells us continually that our world is foundering in atheism. But should we not say rather that what it is suffering from is unsatisfied theism?' He sees a universe in movement where ... Read more
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's spiritual masterpiece, The Divine Milieu, in a newly revised translation by Sion Cowell, is addressed to those who have lost faith in conventional religion but who still have a sense of the divine at the heart of the cosmos. The heavens declare the glory of God,' sings the Psalmist. Teilhard would agree. We are surrounded,' he says, by a certain sort of pessimist who tells us continually that our world is foundering in atheism. But should we not say rather that what it is suffering from is unsatisfied theism?' He sees a universe in movement where ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
348g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781903900581
SKU
V9781903900581
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About Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Siôn Cowell, President of The British Teilhard Association, is author of The Teilhard Lexicon ("Provides great assistance in deciphering Teilhard's terminology and interpreting his thought. Extremely friendly to the user," Choice), and has been involved with Teilhardian studies for more than 30 years. He is currently working towards his doctorate on Teilhard and the Greek Fathers.
Reviews for The Divine Milieu
"Reading this work reminds us that the 'secular' realm is usually constructed by religious people in an attempt to gain exemption from the task of attentive seeking."
David Grumett, Times Literary Supplement, May 28, 2004. "Reflections of the spiritualisation of matter move beyond gravity to remind us of physical exuberance and the joy of growth...There is a beautiful limpidity ... Read more
David Grumett, Times Literary Supplement, May 28, 2004. "Reflections of the spiritualisation of matter move beyond gravity to remind us of physical exuberance and the joy of growth...There is a beautiful limpidity ... Read more