Evolving Humanity and Biblical Wisdom

Teilhard de Chardin, twentieth-century paleontologist and Jesuit, envisioned an explosion in global communication that could expand human consciousness to the point of universal empathy. In the process, he joined his scientific knowledge to his religious faith. Exploring Teilhards ideas in biblical texts, Marie Sabin discovers that his vision has ancient seeds. In the book of Job, the Gospel of John, and in Proverbs feminine Wisdom, as well as in the gospels Christ, she finds a persistent theme of evolving human consciousness. The texts ground Teilhards futuristic thought in ancient wisdom, while Teilhards evolutionary insights give these ancient voices contemporary relevance.