Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881–1955) entered the Society of Jesus (Jesuit) order in 1899 at 18. World War One broke out just as he started geology studies in Paris. He enlisted as a stretcher-bearer and served during the entire war. Ordained to the priesthood in 1911, Teilhard then received a doctorate in paleontology in 1922. He lectured at the Institut Catholique in Paris from 1920-23. He visited China in 1923-24 and returned to France to teach, but in 1926 his superiors forced him to abandon the academic field. He returned to China because of his controversial attempts to reconcile the traditional view of original sin with his concept of evolution. His superiors also decided to limit his publications to purely scientific material, a limitation that continued throughout his lifetime.
Dubious Pierre Teilhard De Chardin
Dubious Pierre Teilhard De Chardin
Dubious Pierre Teilhard De Chardin
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881–1955) entered the Society of Jesus (Jesuit) order in 1899 at 18. World War One broke out just as he started geology studies in Paris. He enlisted as a stretcher-bearer and served during the entire war. Ordained to the priesthood in 1911, Teilhard then received a doctorate in paleontology in 1922. He lectured at the Institut Catholique in Paris from 1920-23. He visited China in 1923-24 and returned to France to teach, but in 1926 his superiors forced him to abandon the academic field. He returned to China because of his controversial attempts to reconcile the traditional view of original sin with his concept of evolution. His superiors also decided to limit his publications to purely scientific material, a limitation that continued throughout his lifetime.