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April 21, 2012

Annual Meeting of the American Teilhard Association
Journey of the Universe Film Screening & Discussion

Union Theological Seminary
3041 Broadway at 121st St.
New York, NY

Lunch: 12:00 p.m. in the Refectory
Film and discussion: 1:30 p.m. in the Stewart Room of Auburn Seminary
(located on the second floor of Union Seminary)

We will be screening the film
Journey of the Universe

The film will be introduced by the Executive Producers
Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim

A panel of respondents will follow the screening:
Julianne Warren, NYU
Christiana Peppard, Fordham University
Erin Lothes Biviano, College of St. Elizabeth
Bede Bidlack, St. Anselm’s College

Journey of the Universe is an epic story of cosmic, Earth, and human evolution inspired by the thought of Teilhard de Chardin. This dramatic film reimagines the universe story and reframes the human connection to the cosmos, as did Teilhard. Journey was written by Brian Thomas Swimme and Mary Evelyn Tucker, the vice-presidents of the American Teilhard Association. In addition to the film, the Journey project includes a book published by Yale University Press, an educational DVD series of interviews, and an online curriculum. All are available for purchase.

For more information visit: www.journeyoftheuniverse.org

Click here for the Annual Meeting flyer and registration form.

Past Events

• May 14, 2011

  American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting
  Darwin, Teilhard, and the Drama of Life

   

  Speaker	John Haught
  Venue	Union Theological Seminary

  

   

• November 18-21, 2010

  Pierre Teilhard de Chardin for A New Generation

  Speakers	Dr. John Grim Dr. Mary Evelyn Tucker Dr. Illia Deleo, OSF Brother Jeffrey Gros, FSC Dr. David Grumett Dr. Brian Swimme teilhardforanewgeneration.com
  Venue	Santa Clara University

• April 17, 2010

  American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting
  The Contributions of Four Teilhardians: Thomas Berry, Ewert Cousins, Fanny de Bary, and Thomas King

  Speakers	Dr. John Grim Dr. Mary Evelyn Tucker Kusumita Pedersen
  Venue	Union Theological Seminary

• April 4, 2009

  American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting
  Teilhard: The Anthropic Principle and Intelligent Design

  Speaker	Thomas M. King, SJ
  Venue	Union Theological Seminary

• April 12, 2008

  American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting
  Genesis Farm and Its Journey into Deep Time

  Speaker	Miriam MacGillis, of Genesis Farm Ecological Learning Center
  Venue	Union Theological Seminary

• February 28 - March 2, 2008

  Renewing Hope Conference

  Events	Evening lecture by Sallie McFague: “A New Climate for Theology: God, the World, and Global Warming” Screening of the new documentary by Marty Ostrow and Terry Kay Rockefeller, Renewal: Inspiring Stories from America’s Religious Environmental Movement
  Venue	Yale Divinity School

• 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.