Spirit of Fire: The Life and Vision of Teilhard De Chardin

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Spirit of Fire: The Life and Vision of Teilhard De Chardin. One of the leading academic authorities on Teilhard in the English-speaking world. She brings to this biography both deep scholarly authority and the perspective of a co-founder of the institution dedicated to Teilhard's legacy. Enlightening Minds · Catholic Biography & Theology · Orbis Books · 1996 First Edition Ursula King · Orbis Books · 1996 · xx + 245 Pages · Lavishly Illustrated Jesuit Priest · Paleontologist · Mystic Theologian · Noosphere · Omega Point ✟ First Edition · Orbis 1996 · ISBN 1570750653 ⚠ Very Good · DJ Wear · Page-Edge Spotting Disclosed ✟ First Edition · Orbis Books · Maryknoll, NY · 1996 · LCCN 96-005978 Spirit of Fire The Life and Vision of Teilhard de Chardin · Ursula King Ursula King · Professor Emerita, University of Bristol · Co-Founder, Teilhard Centre, London ISBN 1570750653 · Orbis Books · Maryknoll, NY · 1996 · xx + 245 Pages · Scores of Photographs ✟ First Edition (1996) — the original Orbis Books publication; the standard accessible English-language biography of Teilhard and the version most sought by collectors. A revised second edition with a new legacy chapter was published in 2015 under a different ISBN (9781626981140). About This Book Spirit of Fire is the standard accessible English-language biography of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881–1955) — the French Jesuit priest who was simultaneously one of the twentieth century's most respected paleontologists and one of its most daring mystical theologians. Lavishly illustrated with scores of photographs documenting his dramatic life — from stretcher-bearing in the WWI trenches, through decades of field paleontology in China (including participation in the discovery of Peking Man), to his eventual exile from Paris and death on Easter Sunday 1955 in New York — the book is also the definitive intellectual portrait of Teilhard's vision: the integration of evolutionary science and Christian theology in the concepts of the Noosphere, the Omega Point, and the Cosmic Christ. His major theological works were suppressed by Church authorities during his lifetime and published posthumously; decades later, Pope Francis cited him in Laudato Si' (2015). Widely regarded as the ideal place to begin serious engagement with Teilhard's life and thought. Did You Know? Teilhard's theological writings were suppressed by his Jesuit superiors and the Vatican during his lifetime — he was forbidden to publish theology, denied a Paris teaching post, and effectively exiled to China for decades. He died in 1955 with almost none of his theological work in print. Within sixty years, Pope Francis cited him in the 2015 encyclical Laudato Si'. The Church that once silenced him now embraces him as a prophet of ecological and cosmic Christianity. Biographical Highlights & Key Concepts WWI Stretcher-Bearer Peking Man Discovery Gobi Desert Expeditions The Noosphere The Omega Point Christogenesis The Cosmic Christ Evolutionary Theology Church Suppression Posthumous Publication Pope Francis Laudato Si' Thomas Berry · Matthew Fox Marshall McLuhan About Ursula King Ursula King — Professor Emerita of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Bristol; Senior Research Fellow; co-founder of the Teilhard Centre in London. One of the leading academic authorities on Teilhard in the English-speaking world. Her other books include works on Teilhard's spirituality, religion-and-science dialogue, women in religion, and world religions. She brings to this biography both deep scholarly authority and the perspective of a co-founder of the institution dedicated to Teilhard's legacy. Orbis Books & the Maryknoll Imprint Orbis Books is the publishing imprint of the Maryknoll Catholic Missionary Society, established 1970 in Maryknoll, New York. The press has built a distinctive catalog focused on Catholic theology, liberation theology (the principal English-language publisher of Gustavo Gutiérrez, Leonardo Boff, and Jon Sobrino), ecumenical theology, and progressive Catholic thought. For collectors of late-twentieth-century Catholic intellectual history, the Orbis imprint constitutes a significant and distinctive publishing tradition. Spirit of Fire is among the most sought-after Orbis titles. 📷 Lavishly IllustratedScores of photographs documenting Teilhard's dramatic life — WWI trenches, China fieldwork, Gobi Desert, New York. ⛪ Jesuit Priest & ScientistThe dual vocation of paleontologist and mystical theologian — and the Church conflict that defined his life. 🌍 Peking Man & the GobiA leading figure in early-twentieth-century paleoanthropology, including the Zhoukoudian Peking Man discovery. ✟ First Edition · Orbis 1996The original publication — the version most sought by Teilhard collectors and Catholic theology libraries. Title Spirit of Fire: The Life and Vision of Teilhard de Chardin Author Ursula King Subject Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, SJ (1881–1955) Publisher Orbis Books · Maryknoll, NY · 1996 Edition ✟ First Edition · 1996 ISBN-10 / ISBN-13 1570750653 · 9781570750656 LCCN 96-005978 Pages xx + 245 · Illustrated Format Hardcover with Dust Jacket · 7 × 9 in Original List Price $25.00 (1996) Revised 2nd Ed. ISBN 9781626981140 (2015, different book) Condition Very Good ⚠ Condition — Very Good · Wear Disclosed Dust jacket: minor wear and scratches — please see photos Page edges: some marks and spotting to text-block edges Binding: tight and square throughout Pages: clean and crisp throughout the interior No writing, highlighting, underlining, or marginalia anywhere No inscriptions, bookplates, or library markings All xx + 245 pages present and intact Sold as-is · all flaws fully disclosed · please see photos Ideal For Teilhard de Chardin Library Catholic Theology Collection Jesuit History & Spirituality Science & Religion Dialogue Pope Francis Laudato Si' Companion Creation Spirituality Thomas Berry & Matthew Fox Tradition Ecotheology Library Evolutionary Theology Noosphere & Omega Point Ursula King Bibliography Orbis Books Imprint Collectors Phenomenon of Man Companion Divine Milieu Companion Gift for Theologian or Scientist of Faith ENLIGHTENING MINDS · SAME OR NEXT BUSINESS DAY SHIPPING · ALL FLAWS DISCLOSED · QUESTIONS WELCOME