On the Slope With Telihard.

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      TEILHARD de Chardin, Pierre, 1881-1955
    • Abstract:
      The article focuses on the prayer "Hymn to Matter," by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. It says that the prayer, in which Teilhard reflects his fascination with rocks, praises the things of the universe as the cruel schoolmaster of the human spirit. It says that Teilhard viewed the recalcitrance of matter and the need for uncovering its secrets as the foundation for spiritual growth. It says that as science helps people better value God's creation, Teilhard proposed that it is a sort of asceticism.