IRandS Events
Past Events by Year
2024
Institute of Religion and Science at Chestnut Hill College
A Regional Center
Exploring Science and Spirituality
Fall Upcoming Events
The Spiritual Exercises with Teilhard de Chardin
September 22, 2024
Online at 1pm EDT
Register here.
Presenter: Agustin Udias, SJ, professor emeritus of Geophysics, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, a member of the European Academy and corresponding member of the Royal Academy of History
Respondent: Margie Thompson, SSJ, MFA, artist and spiritual director
For Teilhard, the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius must be adapted to the new circumstances and desires of a world influenced by the progress of science and technology. With the help of passages from Teilhard’s retreat notes, Udias suggests new ways to implement Teilhard’s suggestions.
“Teilhard and the Future of Theology”
October 16, 2024
Online and in-person at 6:30pm EDT
Daylesford Abbey
220 S Valley Rd
Paoli, PA 19301
Register here to attend in-person.
Register here to attend online via Zoom.
Over the past two centuries scientists have learned that the universe is a story still being told. The Jesuit geologist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin sees this cosmic story as a great drama of awakening. For many Christians and other religious people, the scientific discovery that the universe is still coming into being is a mere curiosity at best. For Teilhard, however, the new cosmology shakes up everything—not only in science but also in theology. How so? This lecture provides an introduction to what is implied for science and faith in the new picture of an awakening universe.
“Resting on the Future:
Theology for an Unfinished Universe”
October 17, 2024
Online and in-person at 7 pm EDT
Chestnut Hill College’s East Parlor
Philadelphia, PA 19118
Register to attend in-person.
Register to watch online on Zoom.
Contemporary controversies and crises in Christian thought, life, and worship today are rooted in conflicting assumptions about God, the universe, and the meaning of time. With the help of some ideas of Teilhard de Chardin, this presentation will outline how Christian faith in the future may be transformed and take on new meaning and vitality in the light of recent developments in science, especially in biology and cosmology.
“The Good Life:
Lessons for Life from the
World’s Longest Study of Happiness”
November 19, 2024
In-person and online at 7pm EST
Chestnut Hill College (East Parlor)
9601 Germantown Ave #20
Philadelphia, PA 19118
*In-Person registration will be upcoming.
Register here to watch on Zoom.
Join Dr. Marc Schulz, professor of psychology at Bryn Mawr College and author of The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness, as he highlights research findings from the 86-year-old Harvard Study of Adult Development (HSAD). The HSAD closely followed individuals from over 700 families until the end of their lives and is now following their children to determine the critical role of relationships in shaping our happiness and health. Dr. Marc Schulz will discuss why relationships are the foundation of a “good life” and the steps we can take to improve our relationships, health, and happiness.
Reading Groups
Teilhard’s The Human Phenomenon
This study group is led by Ernie Tamminga, PhD, trained Spiritual Director and Cross-Cultural Religious Studies specialist. It began on Tuesday, July 9 at 3:30pm ET and will continue on alternate Tuesdays “for as long as it takes.” Sessions will last 75 minutes each. Join us as we venture with Teilhard into a journey through cosmic and terrestrial evolution, toward what he called a “Point Omega” of awakening planetary consciousness awaiting us ahead. We will use Sarah Appleton-Weber’s 1999 translation, The Human Phenomenon. Our reading will be supplemented by videos and graphics from the presentation originally created by the Phenomenon of Man Project. There will be ample time for group discussion. Contact: ernietamminga@yahoo.com
Teilhard’s The Divine Milieu
This Fall, the Institute for Religion and Science at Chestnut Hill College and the American Teilhard Association plan to co-sponsor 2 monthly Reading Circles on Zoom. Both sessions will involve the same content. Monday meetings are at 6:30-8:00pm ET and the Wednesday sessions are at 2:00-3:30pm ET.
This Fall, we will be reading Part III of Teilhard’s The Divine Milieu. We will continue to use a Lectio Divina style, reading and discussing the material together slowly and thoughtfully.
Here are the dates and tentative topics for the next four months; page assignments to follow:
October 21 and 23
November 11 and 13
December 9 and 11
January 13 and 15
If you wish to join us and are not yet on the mailing list for the Institute for Religion and Science Reading Circle, please send an email to kduffy@chc.edustating your interest.
Teilhard Conversation Group
The Teilhard Conversation Group meets monthly on the second Thursday of the month from 7:00-8:30pm ET. All are welcome. To join, please send an email request to Paula Guarnaccia at pguarnac@gmail.com
Discussions focus on the relevance of Teilhard’s writing today. We recognize that there is an evolving hunger for his illuminating perspective. Together we explore the ways his ideas of both science and spirituality offer a bridge to the present time. Our conversations are often deeply personal in that participants are invited to share their own experiences of Teilhard.
Retreats
“Living in the Divine Milieu with Teilhard de Chardin”
With Andrew Del Rossi, ThD
October 22-24, 2024
Daylesford Abbey
Paoli, PA 19301
Register here.
“By means of all created things, without exception, the divine assails us, penetrates us, and moulds us. We imagined it as distant and inaccessible, whereas in fact we live steeped in its burning layers.” The Divine Milieu is a guide to the spiritual life by priest and scientist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, SJ. The goal of the text is to find a way to classify all the events of our lives to see how they all fit into the love of the Cosmic Christ. We will explore the text with a focus on how we can live more consciously of God’s presence within our lives and of our lives within God. We will gather for plenary sessions, small group breakout sessions, and socials. There will be free time for quiet reflection, enjoying the beautiful grounds of the Abbey, and opportunities to participate in the prayer life of the Norbertine community. While not necessary, it is recommended that participants acquire and familiarize themselves with The Divine Milieu. Check-in begins at 3pm on Tuesday. Meals included: Tuesday dinner, Wednesday breakfast, lunch, dinner, Check-out is on Thursday at 12pm. Commuter tickets include all meals.
“Teilhard’s Mysticism: Seeing the Inner Face of Evolution”
With Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD
March 11-16, 2025
Nazareth Retreat Center
40 West Drive Nazareth, KY 40048
NazarethRetreatCenterKY.org
502-348-1513
nazarethretreatcenter@scnky.org
Room costs range from $656.00 to $706.00. This price includes retreat, accommodations, and meals. Commuter rate is $356.00. Scholarship requests available here.
Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD is Professor Emerita of Physics and Director of the Institute for Religion and Science at Chestnut Hill College. She is President of the American Teilhard Association, Associate Editor of Teilhard Studies, and serves on the Board of Cosmos and Creation.
2023
November 29 – December 27, 2023
“Advent Reading Circle: Building the Earth”
Led by Andrew Del Rossi, ThD
November 15, 2023
“Teilhard in NY: The Meaning of Exile”
With Tracy Higgins
Online at 7pm EST
November 10-12, 2023
“Teilhard’s Cosmic Images”
With Kathleen Duffy, SSJ
Nazareth Retreat Center
134 Main Street
Nazareth, KY 4004
October 25, 2023
“How a Physicist, a Singer, and an Ordinary House Plant Can Give Us Hope for a Better World”
A Zoom Presentation with the Art and Stories of Brother Mickey McGrath
Online at 7pm – 8:30pm EDT
Albert Einstein, an immigrant Jew who escaped Nazi Germany, witnessed first-hand the rampant racism of the United States and was vocal in his condemnation of it. His creative talents as a musician helped him nurture a deep and lasting friendship with Marian Anderson, the great African-American opera singer who suffered the effects of racism throughout her legendary life and career. Their brilliant mutual gifts of creativity and music helped them create a soul friendship that rose above and beyond the racist culture in which they lived.
October 16-20, 2023
“Teilhard’s Mass on the World: 100 Years and Moving Forward”
Hosted by the French Association of the Friends of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and the American Teilhard Association
The event will be celebrated in two locations:
October 16-18, in New York City, where Teilhard lived and worked from 1951 to 1955.
October 19-20, in Hyde Park, NY, where Teilhard is buried.
September 21-23, 2023
“Whitehead & Teilhard: Convergences, Divergences, Integrations”
The Inn at Villanova University
601 County Line Rd.
Wayne, PA
Co-sponsored by The Center for Process Studies, Center for Christogenesis, and Connelly Chair of Villanova University.
September 16, 2023
“Embracing the Struggle: Walking in Hope with Teilhard de Chardin”
With Kathleen Duffy, SSJ
9:30am – 3:30pm
Weber Center
1257 E. Siena Heights Dr.
Adrian, MI 49221
To register, contact: Janet Doyle, OP, Director
jdoyle@adriandominicans.org or 517-266-4015
September 6, 2023
“At Prayer in the Cosmos with Teilhard de Chardin”
An Evening Vespers with Kathleen Deignan, CND and Libby Osgood, CND from their BOOK of HOURS
Online at 7pm ET
June 19-26 and July 9-15, 2023
“Images of God in Teilhard and Merton”
Guided by Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD
June 19-26, 2023
The Sisters of St. Joseph
Center for Spirituality
21 Main Avenue, Ocean
Grove, NJ
Contact: S. Joannie Cassidy, 732-898-9981
July 9-15, 2023
Bon Secours Retreat & Conference Center
1525 Marriottsville Road
Marriottsville, MD
Contact: 410-442-3120
May 20, 2023
“Teilhard, Jung, & Berry: Integrating Spirit, Psyche, and Earth”
With Andrew Del Rossi, Th.D.
10am – 2:30pm
Daylesford Abbey
220 South Valley Road
Paoli, PA 19301
May 13, 2023
American Teilhard Association Annual Event
Online at 12 pm – 2:00 pm ET
“Seeing: Gazing into the Cosmos through the Eyes of Vatican Astronomers”
Speakers: Guy Consolmagno, SJ, Richard D’Souza, SJ, and Libby Osgood, CND
March 21, 2023
“Can AI Systems Be Persons”
With Anne Foerst, PhD
Online at 7pm ET
Hosted by the Institute for Religion and Science
March 1, 2023
“Prophets of Hope in Calamitous Times: Julian of Norwich and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin”
With Joshua Canzona, PhD
Online at 7pm EST
January 25, 2023
“The Greatest Challenge: The Created Co-Creator Creates a Co-Creator”
With Philip Hefner, PhD
Online at 7:00 – 8:30pm
January 17, 2023
American Teilhard Association Annual Members’ Meeting
Online at 6:30pm – 8:00pm ET
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2022
November 29 – December 20, 2022
Walking with Teilhard Through Advent: “Contemplating the Divine Milieu”
With Anita Wood, DMin
Tuesdays at 6:30 to 7:30pm
November 10, 2022
“Ecotheology, or Why Climate Crisis and Eco-Anxiety Require a Radically Different Kind of Theology”
With Philip Clayton
Online at 7:00pm EST
September 30, 2022
“Emerging Hope in a Chaotic World”
With Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD
Online at 7pm EDT
September 22 – November 10, 2022
“Catching Fire”
With Anita Wood, DMin
Eight Thursdays at 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Register directly with Anita Wood at msanitawood@verizon.net by September 12.
September 13, 20, 27, 2022
“Teilhard de Chardin: Cosmology, Consciousness, and Contemplation”
With Andrew Del Rossi, ThD
6:30pm-8:00pm
Call (610) 601-8702 or email adr@daylesford.org to register.
July 17-22, 2022
“Images of God in Teilhard and Merton”
With Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD
Maryknoll Mission Institute
P.O. Box 311
Maryknoll, NY 10545
Contact: Peg Donovan, MM, mdonovan@mksisters.org, 914-941-0783 EXT 5671
June 27-July 2, 2022
“Images of God in Teilhard and Merton”
Guided Summer Retreat with Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD
St. Joseph Villa Retreat & Renewal Center
81 Lynn Ave.
Hampton Bays, NY 11946
Contact: Kerry Handal, CSJ, 646-552-5136, handal@csjbrentwood.org
June 12-17, 2022
“Images of God in Teilhard and Merton”
With Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD
Francis House of Prayer
84 Walnford Road
Allentown, NJ 08501
Contact: Marcy Springer, SSJ, 609-877-0509 fhop@verizon.net
MAY 21, 2022
American Teilhard Association Annual Event
Online at 12 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Keynote Address:
“Teilhard, Einstein, and the Meaning of Time”
Keynote speaker: John F. Haught, PhD,
author of God after Einstein: What’s Really Going on in the Universe?
Panel Discussion:
The Impact of Teilhard on my Personal and Professional Life
Moderated by Andrew Del Rossi, ThD
Featuring:
Celia Ashton, OCD, DDS
Joshua Canzona, PhD
Rev. Catherine Amy Kropp, MDiv, STM
Elizabeth Osgood, CND, PhD, PEng
MARCH 29, 2022
“Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and Sir Julian Huxley: A Tale of Two Friends”
With Rasoul Sorkhabi
Online at 7pm EST
MARCH 24, 2022
“Emerging Spirituality in a Chaotic World”
With Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD
Online at 7:00 – 8:30pm
St. Francis Center for Renewal Twilight Retreat
395 Bridle Path Road
Bethlehem, PA 18017
MARCH 11, 2022
“Spiraling into the Cosmic Christ with Teilhard de Chardin”
With Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD
Online at 10:00am – 3:00pm
Lindenwood Retreat and Conference Center
9601 Union Rd.
Plymouth, IN
Part of the series: “Women Who Knew God; Men Who Knew God”
MARCH 6, 2022
“Emerging Spirituality in a Chaotic World”
With Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD
9:30am – 2:30pm
In person and on Zoom
Francis House of Prayer
84 Walnford Road
Allentown, NJ 08501
Contact: Marcy Springer, SSJ, 609-877-0509, fhop@verizon.net, www.FHOP.org
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
“Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and Bernard Lonergan: The Great Work of our Time”
Anne Marie Dalton, PhD
Online at 7pm EST
2021
DECEMBER 2, 2021
GOD FROM THE MACHINE: Consciousness, Artificial Intelligence, and Divine Presence
Joshua Canzona, PhD
7:00 pm EST
SugarLoaf Campus of Chestnut Hill College
9230 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118
in person and livestream
Free and open to the public
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
KNOWLEDGE IN PURSUIT OF TRUTH: Édouard Le Roy and the Twentieth-Century French Intellectual Community as Inspiration for the Science and Religion Conversation in Twenty-First-Century America
Laura Eloe, PhD
7:00 pm EST
SugarLoaf Campus of Chestnut Hill College
9230 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118
In person and livestream
Free and open to the public
BEGINS SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
CATCHING FIRE! Spiritual Transformation and Evolutionary Process: Teilhard’s Vision of Becoming
Anita Wood, DMin
Wednesday Evenings
September 22, 2021 to November 17, 2021 and January 5, 2022 to February 23, 2022
6:30 pm to 8:00 EDT/EST
ZOOM event
BEGINS SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
Deeptime Leadership & Personal Empowerment Program
Nine-month online hosted by Deeptime Network.
Beginning September 22nd, the Deeptime Network will offer a nine-month program on Deeptime Leadership & Personal Empowerment. Deeptime Network draws on the work of Thomas Berry and Journey of the Universe, among other sources. Presenters include Stephan Martin, Brian Swimme, Ursula Goodenough, Coleen & Duane Elgin, Gail Worcelo, Herman Greene, Robert Athickal, Yona Frenchhawk, Matt Cobb, Mary Evelyn Tucker, and many others. The program offers a certificate and professional development hours, and it includes three modules: 1. Introducing the New Cosmology, 2. Applying the New Cosmology, and 3. Deeptime Leadership Practicum. Join the full program or individual modules.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
Seeing the World from Another Center: Teilhard and Contemplation through the Energies of Love
A Zoom Conversation with Ilia Delio & Cynthia Bourgeault
4:00pm – 5:30 pm ET
SEPTEMBER 18, 2021
“Journey of the Universe” as a New Story for Our Times: Assessing the Contributions of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and Thomas Berry
Presented by John Grim and Sam King
9:30am – 2:00pm
Wisdom House Retreat & Conference Center
229 East Litchfield Road
Litchfield, CT 06759
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL UNION:
Integrating Spirituality and Psychology in Teilhard, Jung, and Assogioli: A Discussion
Andrew Del Rossi, ThD
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm EDT
Zoom meeting with breakout room discussions
Free and open to the public
JUNE 12, 2021
2021 American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting
“Teilhard de Chardin: Hope in the Future”
Cynthia Bourgeault will speak about “Teilhard de Chardin: The Sphere of the Person.”
Short presentations will also be given by Louis Savary, Marie Josèphe Conchon, and Marie Bayon de la Tour.
12:00pm – 2:00pm EDT
Online event
Learn more and watch the recording here.
APRIL 26, 2021
“Teilhard’s Mystical Path”
Presentation by Sr. Kathy Duffy, SSJ, PhD
6pm Eastern Time
This event can be attended online or in-person.
St. Francis Retreat House
3918 Chipman Road
Easton, PA 18045
MARCH 27, 2021
“Teilhard Today”
Presentation by Sally Campbell Woodhall, M.A.
9:30am – 3:00pm
Wisdom House Retreat & Conference Center
229 East Litchfield Road
Litchfield, CT, 06759
JANUARY 20, 27, FEBRUARY 3, 10, 2021
“Catching Fire! Spiritual Transformation and Evolutionary Process: Teilhard’s Vision of Becoming”
Facilitator: Anita Wood, M.Ed.
6:30 pm to 8:30 EST
“Catching Fire!” is a group process that blends contemplative prayer, reflection, and dialogue for the purpose of spiritual growth. It is based on Teilhard’s assumption that, when people gather together for shared purpose, they have greater potential to increase in consciousness and co-evolve society.
Participants must commit to all four two-hour sessions. The fee to cover all four two-hour sessions is $50. Space is limited and registration is required.
Co-sponsored by the Institute for Religion and Science at Chestnut Hill College and the American Teilhard Association.
2020
DECEMBER 4-8, 2020
“The Infinite Within: Who We Are And What We Are Called To Be”
Join us online for our third annual conference of the Center for Christogenesis, as we seek to meet the infinite within and explore these depths together toward the future of our world and our God.
Speakers: Ilia Delio, Barbara Brown Taylor, Rami Shapiro, Cynthia Bourgeault, Catherine Keller, and John F. Haught
Workshops by Andrew Del Rossi, Alison McCrary, Margaret Mell, L.J. Milone, Rhonda Miska, and Mark Wallace
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
“Evolution’s God? Teilhard de Chardin and the Varieties of Process Theology”
Lecture by Donald Wayne Viney, PhD
Professor of Philosophy
Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm EST
Summary: In 1953, Teilhard asked, “Who at last will give evolution its God?” His own endeavor to answer that question often bears striking similarities to the process theism of his contemporaries, Alfred North Whitehead and Charles Hartshorne. Yet, the differences can also be striking. All three are rightly classified as promoting versions of process theology, but they show by their divergences that process thought, especially process theism, is far from yielding a monolithic viewpoint on the theistic question.
Co-sponsored by the Institute for Religion and Science at Chestnut Hill College and the American Teilhard Association.
View materials from this event:
YouTube Recording
PowerPoint
Song
OCTOBER 28, 2020
“Teilhard and the Feminine” Group Discussion
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm EDT
Participants will prepare for this Zoom discussion by reading “Pere Teilhard de Chardin and the Feminine,” a paper recently written by Teilhard’s grandniece, Marie Bayon de la Tour. The meeting will begin with a short introduction. Participants will then be sent to breakout rooms for discussion. Participants will then return to share with the group as a whole.
Co-sponsored by the Institute for Religion and Science at Chestnut Hill College and the American Teilhard Association.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2020
“Spiritual Visions of Reality: Thomas Berry & Teilhard de Chardin”
Presented by John Grim
9:30am – 1:00 pm
Wisdom House Retreat & Conference Center
229 East Litchfield Road
Litchfield, CT, USA
JUNE 6, 2020
American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting
Zoom Meeting
10:30am-12pm – Board Meeting
1:00-3:15 pm – Afternoon presentations
Topic: “Voices of the Great Work Inspired by Teilhard”
Speakers: Jennifer Morgan, Kathleen Deignan, Imogene Drummond, Angela Manno, Mary Coelho, Sam Guarnaccia, Rev. Nancy Wright, Br. Kevin Cawley, Santiago Aranda, and Frank and Mary Frost.
2019
DECEMBER 6-8, 2019
“Love at the Heart of the Cosmos: Living in Relational Wholeness”
Second annual Omega Center conference, in collaboration with the Institute for Religion and Science at Chestnut Hill College
Commonwealth Chateau at SugarLoaf
Chestnut Hill College
Philadelphia, PA
Speakers: Sr. Ilia Delio, Ursula King, John F. Haught, Sr. Kathleen Duffy, and Cynthia Bourgeault
SEPTEMBER 16, OCTOBER 14, AND NOVEMBER 11, 2019
Reading Circle of Teilhard’s Struggle: Embracing the Work of Evolution by Kathleen Duffy
The Reading Circle usually meets on the second Monday of the month from 6:30-8:00pm.
Chestnut Hill College
Logue Library, Morton Room
9601 Germantown Ave
Philadelphia, PA
All are welcome! If you are interested in joining, email: Institute4RS@chc.edu
OCTOBER 8, 2019
“Emergence of Religion in Human Evolution: Lessons from Neuroscience; Lessons from the Hearth”
Lecture by Christopher J. Corbally, PhD, SJ and Margaret Boone Rappaport, PhD
7-9pm
Chestnut Hill College
SugarLoaf Campus, Commonwealth Chateau
9200 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
Sponsored by the Institute for Religion and Science at Chestnut Hill College
SEPTEMBER 29, 2019
“God’s Cosmic Experiment: Teilhard’s Perspective on Evolution”
Lecture by Louis M. Savary, PhD, STD
1-4pm
Chestnut Hill College
SugarLoaf Campus, Commonwealth Chateau
9200 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
Sponsored by the Institute for Religion and Science at Chestnut Hill College
JULY 24-29, 2019
“Teilhard’s Mysticism: Spiraling into the Cosmic Christ”jericho
Retreat with Sr. Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD
Jericho House, Youth Leadership, Justice & Spirituality Centre
10845 Rathfon Road
Port Colborne, ON, Canada, L3K 5V4
Contact: Brother Bill, 905-834-0553, leadership@jerichohouse.org
JULY 14-19, 2019
“Teilhard and Struggle: Drawn to the Road of Fire”
Retreat with Sr. Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD
Maryknoll Sisters Mission Institute
10 Pinesbridge Road
Ossining, NY
JUNE 9-14, 2019
“Teilhard’s Mysticism: Spiraling into the Cosmic Christ”
Retreat with Sr. Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD
Villa Maria Education and Spiritual Center
2067 Evergreen Road
Villa Maria, PA
Contact: Jane Marie Kudlacz, HM, 724-964-8886
MAY 19-24, 2019
“Teilhard and Struggle: Drawn to the Road of Fire”
Retreat with Sr. Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD
Francis House of Prayer
38 Springside Road
Rancocas, NJ
Contact: Marcy Springer, SSJ, 609-877-0509, fhop@verizon.net
MAY 4, 2019
American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting
The Cathedral of St John the Divine
Synod House (at the corner of 110th and Amsterdam)
New York City, NY, USA
Transportation: Subway to 116th Street and Broadway
10am-12pm – Board Meeting
12:00-1:30pm – Lunch
1:30-3:00pm – Talk and discussion with John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker
Special guest Paul Winter will play. Paul will be presented with the Thomas Berry Award at the annual meeting, in honor of his years of dedication to the Great Work and the flourishing of the Earth Community.
We will celebrate the 10th anniversary year of Thomas Berry’s passing with the publication of a new book from Columbia University Press: Thomas Berry: A Biography, by Mary Evelyn Tucker, John Grim, and Andrew Angyal.
JANUARY 17 – MARCH 9, 2019
“The Recovery of Wisdom: Art Exhibition at Clare Gallery”
An exhibition of watercolors, mixed media paintings and hand-made accordion books by Mary Coelho, NEWS, CAA
CLARE Gallery
285 Church Street
Hartford, CT, USA
February 3, 1:00 – 3:00 pm: a free screening of the Emmy award-winning film Journey of the Universe. This stunning HD film is an epic journey connecting the cosmos, the earth, and human transformation.
February 17, 1:00 – 3:00 pm: a panel discussion with John Grim and Mary Coelho.
2018
AUGUST 18-23, 2018
“Teilhard’s Mysticism: Spiraling into the Cosmic Christ”
Retreat with Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD
Enders Island Retreat Center
Mystic, CT, USA
JULY 28, 2018
“Emergent Universe Oratorio”
Villanova University Church
Villanova, PA, USA
7:30pm
This performance is part of the 4th International Big History Association conference, “Big History, Big Future: A Cosmic Perspective” on July 26-29, 2018.
See more details in ORIGINS: The Bulletin of the International Big History Association.
MAY 19, 2018
American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting
Union Theological Seminary
Refectory
3041 Broadway at 121st St.
New York City, NY
12pm – Lunch
1:45pm – Talk
“Drawn to Follow the Road of Fire: Teilhard and Struggle”
Speaker: Kathleen Duffy, SSJ (Chestnut Hill College)
View photos from the event.
2017
OCTOBER 28, 2017
“Teilhard de Chardin: A Spirituality for Those Who Love the World”
With Kathleen Deignan, CND, PhD
St Luke Church
The Community Room
84 Long Lots Road
Westport, CT, USA
Registration required at jfennells@aol.com or call St Luke at 2032277245
OCTOBER 13-15, 2017
“Colloque annuel 2017- Reims”
Association des Amis de Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
in partnership with Rheims Bishopric
Reims, France
100th anniversary of the Great War
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin International Conference
“Facing the war – Looking beyond”
From the origins of his vision to the present-day upheavals of globalization
JUNE 30, 2017
“Emergent Universe Oratorio”
World premiere
Composed by Sam Guarnaccia
Performed by the Cleveland Chamber Choir and the BlueWater Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Scott MacPherson
Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at The Temple – Tifereth Israel
1855 Ansel Rd.
Cleveland, OH
Flyer
Learn more here
Watch the video.
JUNE 29, 2017
“Teilhard and Thomas Berry”
Lecture by Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim
This event is part of “Uniting Our Jesuit Frontiers: To Know God, To Love God, To Serve God,” the congress of the World Union of Jesuit Alumni (WUJA).
John Carroll University
Cleveland, OH
3pm
JUNE 25 – JULY 1, 2017
“Teilhard’s Mysticism: Spiraling into the Cosmic Christ”
Retreat with Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD
Maris Stella Retreat Center
Harvey Cedars, NJ, USA
Contact: Sisters Jeanne Goyette, OP, 973.403.3300×2203 or Kathleen Duffy, SSJ kduffy@chc.edu
JUNE 3, 2017
“Ecology, Science and Spirituality – Friends or Enemies? Building on the legacy of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and Alister Hardy”
A joint conference with the Alister Hardy Trust and the British Teilhard Association
Essex Unitarian Church
112 Palace Gardens Terrace
Notting Hill Gate
London
Talks:
* “Deep Ecology and Theistic Evolution,” by Professor Keith Ward
* “A Greater Love for the Earth and All Its People: Ecology and Spirituality in Teilhard de Chardin and Thomas Berry,” by Professor Ursula King
MAY 20, 2017
American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting
Union Theological Seminary
Refectory
3041 Broadway at 121st St.
New York City, NY
12pm – Lunch
1:45pm – Talk
“Cosmology and Ecology: The Influence of Teilhard on Berry”
Speaker: John Grim
This event celebrated 30 years of John’s tenure as President of the American Teilhard Association. We also celebrated the 50th anniversary of the ATA.
Listen to the audio recording.
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
Upon this Handful of Earth
World Premiere Opera
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
New York City, NY
7pm
A brand new opera from renowned Norwegian composer Gisle Kverndokk and librettist Aksel-Otto Bull based on the writings of Father Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and in honor of “Laudato Si,” Pope Francis’ recent encyclical about the environment.
2016
DECEMBER 13, 2016
“The Theology of Evolution—Convergent, Contingent or Directed?”
Martin Hall, New College
Mound Place, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 2LX
Sponsored by The British Teilhard Association.
See press release:
http://fore.yale.edu/files/The_Theology_of_Evolution.pdf
JUNE 12-17, 2016
“Teilhard’s Mysticism: Spiraling Into the Cosmic Christ”
With Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD
Maryknoll Mission Institute
Maryknoll, NY, USA
See the full list of 2016 Programs
MAY 22, 2016
“Evolution and the Anthropocene: Science, Religion, and the Human Future”
3:00 – 4:30pm
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Ground Floor, Q?rius Theater
10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW
Washington, DC
Lecture by Dr. David Sloan Wilson
Moderator: Jim Miller
Panelists: Rick Potts, Fr. Peter Ryan, Mary Evelyn Tucker, and Joe Watkins
MAY 14, 2016
American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting
Union Theological Seminary
3041 Broadway at 121st St.
New York City, NY
12pm – Lunch (Refectory)
1:45pm – Talk (Chapel)
“Teilhard de Chardin and World Religions: Ultra Catholic or Ultra Human?”
Speaker: Ilia Delio
2015
SEPTEMBER 15, 2015
“Following the ‘Road of Fire’: The Emergence of Teilhard de Chardin’s Panchristic Mysticism during the First World War”
Lecture by Ursula King, PhD, Professor Emerita of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Bristol
7pm
Chestnut Hill College
Sugarloaf Hill Campus Commonwealth Chateau
9230 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA, USA
SEPTEMBER 11-12, 2015
“Living in the Divine Milieu”
With Ursula King, PhD, FRSA
Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center
Litchfield, CT
http://www.wisdomhouse.org
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin realized the heart of God pulsates in all creation. Using Teilhard’s vision, participants will be energized to respect the presence of the Spirit in the diversity of creation, other people, and to work for justice and peace in our modern world.
JUNE 3, 2015
“Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, a man of science, a man of faith”
Conference on the 60th anniversary of the death of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Talks by Ignacio Nunez de Castro and Leandro Sequeiros
Centro San Hipolito
Cordova, Andalusia, Spain
7.30 pm
MAY 16, 2015
American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting
Union Theological Seminary
3041 Broadway at 121st St.
New York City, NY
12pm – Lunch
1:45pm – Talk
“Teilhard, Religion, and Big History: A Look Inside”
Speaker: John Haught, Georgetown University
View photos from this meeting.
MAY 1, 2015
“Cosmic, Human, and Divine: A Dialogue with Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and Raimon Panikkar”
Lecture by Ursula King
California Institute of Integral Studies
Namaste Hall
1453 Mission St.
San Francisco, CA
4pm
APRIL 28-30, 2015
“Teilhard de Chardin: Pioneer in the Dialogue Between Religion and Science”
3 Lectures by Dr. Ursula King, University of Bristol
April 28 at 7pm: Jesuit School of Theology, Gesu Chapel, Berkeley, CA
April 29 at 7:30pm: Santa Clara University, Mission Church, Santa Clara, CA
April 30 at 7:30pm: Stanford University, Memorial Church, Stanford, CA
These events are free and open to the public.
APRIL 11, 2015
Colloque Teilhard de Chardin
Centre jésuite of La Baume
Aix-en-Provence, France
Talks by Henry de Lumley, Marie Bayon de La Tour, François Euvé s.j., Marie-Jeanne Coutagne and Henri Madelin s.j.
APRIL 10, 2015
“The Mass on the World” by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
With Leandro Sequeiros
Centro San Hipolito
Cordova, Andalusia, Spain
8:30pm
APRIL 9, 2015
Teilhard de Chardin: His Importance in the 21st Century
With John F. Haught, James F. Salmon, Kathleen Duffy, John Grim, Ilia Delio, and Frank Frost
Georgetown University
37th & O Streets, NW
Washington, DC
3pm
For additional information, please contact Samuel Wagner at Samuel.Wagner@georgetown.edu or 202-687-4005.
http://fore.yale.edu/calendar/item/teilhard-de-chardin-his-importance-in-the-21st-century/
APRIL 8, 2015
A l’occasion du 60ème anniversaire du décès du Père Teilhard
Eglise Saint Ignace
35 rue de Sèvres
Paris, France
6:30
Following the mass, talks will be given by Marie Bayon de La Tour, Marie-Jeanne Coutagne and François Euvé s.j.
JANUARY 30 – FEBRUARY 1, 2015
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and Carl Jung: A Weekend Retreat
With Fred Gustafson
Siena Retreat Center
5637 Erie St.
Racine, WI
2014
NOVEMBER 7-9, 2014
“Living Cosmology: Christian Responses to Journey of the Universe“
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Thomas Berry’s birth
Yale Divinity School
409 Prospect St.
New Haven, CT
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
“Pursuing the Truth: Teilhard de Chardin and the Benedictine Tradition”
Lecture by David Grumett of the University of Edinburgh
Saint Anselm College
Location on Campus: TBA
100 Saint Anselm Drive
Manchester, NH
4-5pm
This lecture is part of the 125th Anniversary Celebration of Saint Anselm College.
Contact: Bede Bidlack, BBidlack@anselm.edu
MAY 16-17, 2014
“Renewing the Face of the Earth: The Insights of Teilhard de Chardin on the Eucharist, Compassion and Suffering”
With Louis Savary
River’s Edge
3430 Rocky River Dr.
Cleveland, OH
Friday, May 16, 7-9pm
“Christianity and Evolution: The Vision of Fr. Pierre Teihard de Chardin, S.J.”
(Keynote by Louis Savary)
Saturday, May 17, 9am-4pm
MAY 3, 2014
American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting
Union Theological Seminary
3041 Broadway at 121st St.
New York City, NY
12pm – Lunch
1:45pm – Talk
“Teilhard’s Thought: Growing the Tradition Forward”
Speaker: Elizabeth Johnson
For any tradition to have a vibrant future, it needs to keep on growing in dialogue with historical and cultural changes. This lecture will explore areas where such development could serve to open Teilhard’s thought and vision to more robust use by 21st century theology.
2013
NOVEMBER 16, 2013
“A Dramatic Reading of The De Chardin Project”
Read by Adam Seybold and Kate Fenton of The Quickening Theatre Co.
Friends House
60 Lowther Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
7pm
Hosted by the Ruah Community and the Dominican Seminars in Toronto
Contact: Grant Jahnke, magt@pathcom.com
SEPTEMBER 15, 2013
“Emergent Universe Oratorio Premiere”
Breeding Barn at Shelburne Farms
Shelburne, VT
3pm
Composition by Sam Guarnaccia
Visual art by Cameron Davis
Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim will participate in the Premiere.
The Oratorio Premiere is co-hosted by collaborative partners Shelburne Farms and All Souls Interfaith Gathering. It is a project of 2020 Strategies, is supported by grants from the Argosy Foundation, the Puffin Foundation, and sponsored by the American Teilhard Association.
For more information, call 802 734 0279 or visit:
http://www.samguarnaccia.com/emergentuniverseoratorio/premiere.php
JUNE 15, 2013
“The Ecological Spirituality of Teilhard de Chardin”
Lecture by Mary Evelyn Tucker
St. Raphaela’s Chapel
616 Coopertown Road
Haverford, PA
2pm
The talk is free and open to the public.
MAY 11, 2013
American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting
Union Theological Seminary
3041 Broadway at 121st St.
New York City, NY
12pm – Lunch
1:30pm – Talk
“The Teilhardian Roots of Journey of the Universe“
Speaker: Mary Evelyn Tucker, American Teilhard Association Vice President and
Co-director, Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology
Flyer for ATA 2013 Annual Meeting
For photos from the meeting, visit:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.542805889096182.1073741825.179213572122084&type=1
2012
NOVEMBER 9-10, 2012
Anthropological Challenge for Today
A reading of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin in favour of a renewed evangelization 50 years after the Council Vatican II’
A symposium to be held at Pontificia Università Gregoriana, Rome organized by Associazione Italiana Teilhard de Chardin
the European Teilhard de Chardin Committee C.E.T.
Association Française des Amis de Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
and with the support of the Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Foundation presided by Cardinal Paul POUPARD, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture
JUNE 5-7, 2012
Summer Symposium: Religion and Environmental Stewardship
Environmental Education For Clergy, Lay Leaders, and Seminary Faculty
Bringing Together Science, Theology, and Ethics
Yale Divinity School, 409 Prospect Street, New Haven CT
Organized by Mary Evelyn Tucker & John Grim, Co-Directors of the Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale
Sponsored by:
Yale Divinity School
Berkeley Divinity School at Yale
Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale
Made possible through support of The H. Boone and Violet M. Porter Chair in Religion and Environmental Stewardship Fund
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)
Screening the film Journey of the Universe
Introduced by the Executive Producers
Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim
Screening followed by a panel of respondents:
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
To read the panel responses from this meeting, visit:
https://teilharddechardin.org/featured-remarks
2011
AUGUST 25-26, 2011
Centenary of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s Ordination and First Mass
Celebrations at Hastings (Sussex, UK)
For more information, visit:
https://teilharddechardin.org/centenary-of-pierre-teilhard-de-chardins-ordination-and-first-mass
MAY 14, 2011
American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting
Darwin, Teilhard, and the Drama of Life
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Speaker |
John Haught |
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Venue |
Union Theological Seminary |
2010
NOVEMBER 18-21, 2010
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin for A New Generation
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Speakers |
Dr. John Grim |
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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
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Speakers |
Dr. John Grim |
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Venue |
Union Theological Seminary |
2009
APRIL 4, 2009
American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting
Teilhard: The Anthropic Principle and Intelligent Design
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Speaker |
Thomas M. King, SJ |
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Venue |
Union Theological Seminary |
2008
APRIL 12, 2008
American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting
Genesis Farm and Its Journey into Deep Time
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Speaker |
Miriam MacGillis, of Genesis Farm Ecological Learning Center |
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Venue |
Union Theological Seminary |
FEBRUARY 28 – MARCH 2, 2008
Renewing Hope Conference
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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 |
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Venue |
Yale Divinity School |
2007
2006
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.
Agenda for April 8th symposium, “The Spirit of the Earth: Global Spirituality and Sustainable Development”