FOUNDATION TEILHARD DE CHARDIN

OBJECTIVES

Our foundation in the Netherlands aims at propagating Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's writings in a large scale. As a contribution to the global unity of mankind, while preserving everyone's unique and individual personality as well as every religious or cultural background. Goals:

• to study the works of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) and congenial thinkers like Alfred North Whitehead in the light of recent developments of scientific knowledge and religious approach
• to trace how Teilhard de Chardin's work can help us to reach a consistent global view of the Universe and our presence in it
• to evaluate how far his work can give us a clearer view on our own responsibility for the future of ourselves personally and as part of mankind
• to support convergent cultural and religious currents or ideas, which could contribute to a solution of the big problems of our world today
• to make people meet - actually or on the internet - and join the interdisciplinary discussion on subjects like:
• convergence of science and religion
• education, economy and ecology
• globalisation

See also:

• Lecture about the objectives of our Foundation, held April 1997 by its president Henk Hogeboom van Buggenum