The extraordinary vision of Teilhard de Chardin During his lifetime, many of the writings of Father Pierre Teilhard de Chardin were considered too controversial to be published in book form. Today his ideas are widely discussed by men of all persuasions, religious and secular. BUILDING THE EARTH reveals the central ideas in the structure of Teilhard's thought-a schema that finds divine purpose in scientifically established processes. It is a vision which looks deep into the condition of man and finds a basis for hope in the possibility of human unity and peace. Pope Paul VI called him "an indispensible man for our times." Julian Huxley said, "Because Teilhard's is a true vision it not only vivifies but liberates."
Our task, Teilhard said, is to harness the energies of love to aid the evolutionary process and bring it to completion. Here are his profound insights on the meaning of human energy' the spirit of the earth, progress, and the task of man in creative evolution. There is no better introduction to the mind and heart of this important thinker.