Thomas Aquinas and Teilhard de Chardin: Christian Humanism in an Age of Unbelief
Ebook
In an increasingly divided and secularized world, in an age of unbelief, we yearn for increased unity, for a sense of the transcendent, for a humanism that does not force one to choose between God and the world. This humanism requires an integration of ancient wisdom with modern learning, or, one might say, faith and reason, religion and science, Christology and cosmology. As the Gospel of Matthew puts it, the sage goes into the storehouse to bring out both something old and something new. To this Christian humanism both Thomas Aquinas and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin have significant contributions to make. One is not forced to choose between them but rather to see in these two visionaries--one medieval, one modern--complementary insights. One philosophically precise, the other scientifically trained, they challenge us to look again at our search for wholeness, for holiness. Can we see something of what they saw? Can we seek something of what they sought?
“Thomists and Teilhardians do not often cross paths in
theological circles, but both will find something in which to
delight in this brilliant new contribution of Fr. Donald Goergen.
The book not only promises to put Thomas and Teilhard into dialogue
with one another but opens a pathway for their disciples to find
common ground with one another—drawing on wisdom old and new to
address the important questions of our own time.”
—Ann M. Garrido, Aquinas Institute of Theology
“With clarity and erudition, Goergen weaves together the thinking
of two great theologians of creation, Aquinas and de Chardin. He
shows how philosophical, theological, and spiritual traditions
remain a rich resource for appreciating creation and motivating
strategies of care in relation to it. The fruit of prayerful
contemplation as well as academic study, it is a compelling
presentation of a renewed Christian humanism, showing how bridges
are built between tradition and modernity, religion and science,
spirituality and political engagement.”
—Vivian Boland, Pontifical University of St. Thomas
Aquinas—Angelicum
- Title: Thomas Aquinas and Teilhard de Chardin: Christian Humanism in an Age of Unbelief
- Author: Donald J. Goergen
- Publisher: Pickwick Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2022
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666799279, 9781666738490, 9781666799262, 1666799270, 1666738492, 1666799262
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666799279
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-29T20:34:54Z
Donald J. Goergen, OP is a systematic theologian, lecturer, retreat leader, and author. He taught for many years at the Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis. He has served in varied administrative roles for the friars of his Dominican Central Province. He currently resides in Chicago.