2020 ATA Annual Meeting
On June 6th, we had a virtual American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting, as we could not meet in person on May 2nd in New York. The speakers who had originally committed to speak agreed to speak on the afternoon of June 6th in a webinar format. The topic was “Voices of the Great Work Inspired by Teilhard.” Watch recordings of the meeting here.
News Articles
"Hope in evolutionary time"
"Evolution is our fundamental reality"
"Meet the Scientist in Michael Curry's Royal Wedding Sermon."
See more news articles about Teilhard here.
2019 ATA Annual Meeting
On May 4, 2019 the American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting was held at the Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York City, NY, USA. Special guest Paul Winter played music and was presented with the Thomas Berry Award at the annual meeting, in honor of his years of dedication to the Great Work and the flourishing of the Earth Community. The meeting celebrated the 10th anniversary year of Thomas Berry’s passing with the Columbia University Press publication of Thomas Berry: A Biography, by Mary Evelyn Tucker, John Grim, and Andrew Angyal. John and Mary Evelyn spoke about this new book and led discussion. View photos and
watch the video .
Featured Project:
Journey of the UniverseInspired by Teilhard, this project includes an Emmy award winning film, a Yale University Press book, 20 Conversations, and Yale/Coursera online classes.
Featured Essay:
“Teilhard’s Mysticism:
The Circle of Presence,”
By Kathleen Duffy, SSJ.
Translations in French and Spanish.
Teilhard at the Royal Wedding
On May 19, 2018 Teilhard’s ideas of love and fire were evoked by Bishop Michael Curry at the British royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Read more here.
The American Teilhard Association
Exploring and building on the life and work of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Paul Winter, John Grim, and Mary Evelyn Tucker at the
2019 American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting.
The American Teilhard Association, since its foundation in 1967, is committed to making the thought and vision of Teilhard more widely available. the Association seeks to bring an encompassing perspective to this great task of shaping the well-being of the Earth community at a time when so many disintegrating forces are at work. Teilhard’s vision of the sequential evolution of the universe provides a firm and inspiring basis upon which to envision a sustainable future. This vision flows through his unified narrative of the evolutionary sequence of the emerging universe - the galaxies, the solar system, the Earth with its living forms, human history, and humanity's place in the evolving cosmos. This narrative from its origin to the human phenomenon can provide a firm and inspiring basis upon which to proceed. Now, for the first time, humanity is converging towards a new unity in diversity in shaping a multiform planetary civilization. To assist in this work, the Association, since its foundation in 1967, has sponsored annual conferences, lecture series, and a variety of publications. Learn More
Teilhard de Chardin
The Life of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was born on May 1st, 1881 to Emmanuel and Berthe-Adele Teilhard de Chardin. While both of his parental lineages were distinguished, it is noteworthy that his mother was the great grandniece of Francois-Marie Arouet, more popularly known as Voltaire. He was the fourth of the couple's eleven children and was born at the family estate of Sarcenat near the twin cities of Clermont-Ferrand in the ancient province of Auvergne. The long extinct volcanic peaks of Auvergne and the forested preserves of this southern province left an indelible mark on Teilhard. Learn More
