Scholar

Teilhard de Chardin

1881–1955 · Jesuit; evolution unfolding towards the Omega Point.

Biography

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, a Jesuit palaeontologist, saw evolution as the unfolding of creation towards the Omega Point — the full realisation of Christ in the cosmos.

Key Ideas

  • Theistic evolution.
  • The Omega Point.
  • Christogenesis.

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Exam Importance

Cite for integration of evolution and faith in Christianity and Science.