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2010 Events
Date / Time	Venue	Event and Speakers
Thursday - Sunday, November 18-21, 2010	Santa Clara University 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA, USA http://www.teilhardforanewgeneration.com/	Pierre Teilhard de Chardin for A New Generation This 4 day Conference, held on the campus of Santa Clara University, explores the contemporary impact of the thought of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. Teilhard for a New Generation serves as the first joint conference of the Jesuit School of Theology of Berkeley and Santa Clara University. It commemorates the historic integration between JST and SCU in the summer of 2009 as well as the 75th and 40th anniversaries of the one institution. The two schools bring together unique treasures and capacities in responding to the needs of contemporary society, together they seek to develop greater unity while preserving their diversity - key themes in the thought of Teilhard. Conference Goals: Academic: Explore the interdisciplinary implications of the thought of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin for developing a more integrated and meaningful global culture. Ecclesial: Provide a forum for scholars to discuss the current and possible status of the person and thought of Teilhard in the life of the Church. Institutional: Further the collaborative work of the Jesuit School of Theology and the University of Santa Clara in their professional integration. Conference Speakers: Dr. Mary Evelyn Tucker Dr. Illia Deleo, OSF Brother Jeffrey Gros, FSC Dr. David Grumett http://www.teilhardforanewgeneration.com/
Saturday, April 17, 2010 - Lunch 12:00pm - Lecture 1:30pm	Union Theological Seminary 3041 Broadway at 121st Street New York, New York Cost: Lunch and Lecture - $25 Lecture only - $10 To register, please send a check to: American Teilhard Association c/o Dr. John Grim 29 Spoke Drive Woodbridge, CT 06525 For more information regarding the Annual Meeting of the American Teilhard Association, please contact: Tara Maguire Knopick tcmk@aya.yale.edu Location: Broadway at 121st Street. There will be signs directing all to the room for the Annual Meeting of the American Teilhard Association Transportation in NYC: Subway: Number 1 Local Train, to 116th St. Station. Bus: M4, M5, M60 and M104 Parking: 122nd between Broadway and Amsterdam, and on 120th between Riverside Dr. and Claremont Ave.	American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting A Panel of Teilhardians will speak on “The Contributions of Four Teilhardians: Thomas Berry, Ewert Cousins, Fanny de Bary, and Thomas King” This past year the American Teilhard Association (ATA) lost four members who all made major contributions to our understanding of the thought of Teilhard de Chardin as well as the work of this organization. Both Thomas Berry and Ewert Cousins were former presidents of ATA and were also involved with the 1964 conference at Fordham University on Teilhard’s thought that led to the founding of ATA in 1967. Ewert Cousins developed his thinking about Teilhard in his anthology Process Theology (1971); Thomas Berry wrote on Teilhard in several works most notably Teilhard Study #7 “Teilhard in the Ecological Age” (1982). Fanny de Bary provided inestimable leadership of ATA through the 1970s, 80s and into the 90s, both in the organization of the Madison Ave offices and library and as membership coordinator. Her reflections on aesthetics and Teilhard’s thought were palpably evident in her signal flower arrangements at so many of these Annual Meetings. Thomas King, who gave last year’s Annual Meeting lecture, organized many conferences on religion and science issues as well as the major international event “Teilhard and the Unity of Knowledge” in 1981. He is well known for his seminal works on Teilhard’s thought and life especially Teilhard’s Mysticism of Knowing and The Letters of Teilhard de Chardin and Lucille Swan. Speakers will include Mary Evelyn Tucker, John Grim, Kusumita Pedersen, and others who will give brief presentations describing the contributions of these four Teilhardians. Following each presentation the forum will be opened for brief reflections and memories related to these individuals. Our intentions are to remember these dear friends, to mark the contributions of these four Teilhardians and to celebrate the shaping of lives by the universe story.

Past Events
Date / Time	Venue	Event and Speakers
Saturday, April 4, 2009	Union Theological Seminary	American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting Speaker: Thomas M. King, SJ Title: "Teilhard: The Anthropic Principle and Intelligent Design"
Saturday, April 12, 2008	Union Theological Seminary	American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting Speaker: Miriam MacGillis, of Genesis Farm Ecological Learning Center Title: "Genesis Farm and Its Journey into Deep Time"
February 28 - March 2, 2008	Yale Divinity School	Renewing Hope Conference There will be two events open to the general public: • Thursday, February 28, 6:30 p.m.: Evening lecture by Sallie McFague: “A New Climate for Theology: God, the World, and Global Warming” • Friday, February 29, 7:00 p.m.: Screening of the new documentary by Marty Ostrow and Terry Kay Rockefeller, Renewal: Inspiring Stories from America’s Religious Environmental Movement No pre-registration is necessary for these two events.

Teilhard 2005
Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary
of Teilhard's Death in NYC Easter 1955

In April of 2005 the American Teilhard Association, in collaboration with the French and British Teilhard Associations and other partnering institutions, begins a yearlong commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the death of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) in New York City. One of the leading thinkers of the 20th century, Teilhard integrated his scientific understanding of evolution with his religious understanding of the "divine milieu." His vision of the human as part of a dynamic unfolding universe is expressed in his classic text, The Human Phenomenon. As an accomplished scientist and as a person of deep religious conviction, Teilhard was himself a pioneer in bridging religion and science. He was as well a visionary capable of imagining a viable and vibrant human future.

In advance of his time and in the midst of great turmoil Teilhard perceived an emerging global consciousness. This was consistent with his understanding of evolution that would unify the human spirit despite the disruptions of war and conflict evident in the first half of the 20th century. Though exiled from his native homeland and refused permission to publish The Human Phenomenon during his lifetime, Teilhard did not lose his humility or his zest for life. Teilhard's life and thought provide a remarkable reflection on endurance that arises from meaningful work, a productive life, and an ever-deepening spiritual vision of reality. In addition to his multi-volume scientific work on paleontology completed during his lifetime, Teilhard's religious writings were eventually published after his death in 1955. With his idea of human consciousness encircling the planet as the noosphere, Teilhard is also credited with anticipating the complex technological connection of human thought now evident in global communications and in the worldwide Internet. Moreover, his thinking regarding the unity of the human has influenced several key founders of the United Nations.