"Before the world was made, he chose us, chose us in Christ, to be holy and spotless, and to live through love in his presence, determining that we should become his adopted sons, through Jesus Christ." (Eph. I, 4-5). These powerful words of St. Paul in his first letter to the Ephesians, I think, best characterize the spirit of Teilhard the Chardin, his idea of man and man's place in the universe, and of the …showed first 75 words of 2675 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2675 total…THE ABOVE BOOK IS THE ONE USED TO REFERENCE THE PAPER. ALL OTHER BIBLIOGRAPHY TITLES ARE SIMPLY HELPFUL TO GAIN A FULLER INSIGHT INTO TEILHARD'S VISION. Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre. Hymn of the Universe. Trans. S. Bartholomew. New York: Harper and Row, 1965. Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre. The Phenomenon of Man. Trans. B. Wall. New York: Harper and Row, 1975. Terra, Helmut de. Memories of Teilhard de Chardin. Trans. J. M. Brownjohn. New York: Harper and Row, 1964.