"The Future of Man" is a magnificent introduction to the thoughts and writings of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, one of the few figures in the history of the Catholic Church to achieve renown as both a scientist and a theologian. Trained as a paleontologist and ordained as a Jesuit priest, Teilhard de Chardin devoted himself to establishing the intimate, interdependent connection between science--particularly the theory of evolution--and the basic tenets of the Christian faith. At the center of his philosophy was the belief that the human species is evolving spiritually, progressing from a ...
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: HarperTorchbooks, New York
Date Published: 1969
Description: Good. No Dust Jacket as Issued. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ covers slightly creased; moderate edge wear/ corners and spine hinge creased/ readers slant/ several pages and page tips creased. read more
Edition: 1st Torchbook Edition, Stated
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Harper Torchbooks-Harper & Row, NY
Date Published: 1969
Description: Very Good Plus/No Jacket Issued. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Bound in illustrated covers.332 pages. Light rubbing to some few edges. Otherwise a tight, clean, cocmplete copy with clean internals. read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Harper & Row, New York
Date Published: 1964
Description: Very Good in Near Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 319 pp. Third printing. The cover is lightly sunned along the upper edge. The jacket is slightly chipped along the upper edge and at the corners. Translated from the French by Norman Denny. read more
Edition: 5th Printing.
Binding: Hardbound
Publisher: Harper & Row, New York
Date Published: 1964
Description: 8vo (about 9.5 inches tall) 319 pages. Index. Description: This was originally published in France in 1959. This is a companion volume to The Phenomenon of Man. blue cloth with silver text; a Very Good book, with a Good+ dust jacket; the dust jacket is price clipped. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper & Row, New York
Description: VG/VG. Owner's name and stamp. Price clip. 1964. First American Edition. Cloth hardcover. DJ in laminate protector. 319pp. Index. read more
Description: Harper & Row. NY & Evanston. 1964. Translated from the French by Norman Denny. Blue cloth hardcover. Index. 319 pages. Previous owner's name. Very good condition. Dust jacket is lightly scuffed with minimal edgewear. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper & Row, New York, NY
Date Published: 1964
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. [S] Stated first. First U.S. edition. Blue cloth over boards. Light rubbing to extremities of cloth. Light toning to leaves and endpapers. Taped tear to rear of d.j. at tail. Edge rubbing, tiny edge chips to d.j. in poly cover. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Collins
Date Published: 1959
Description: Very Good. Third impression. Unclipped dust jacket with some chipping. Clean text througout. Index. 319pp. Translated from the French by Norman Denny. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper and Row, NY, 1964, 1st Ed.
Description: Octavo, blue boards, near fine, in lightly edgeworn black dj. 319 pp. A companion volume to "The Phenomenon of Man". Translated from the French by Norman Denny. Tackles the future on the level of science, philosophy and theology. He sees himself as a "pilgrim of the future". Here he explains and offers evidence and argument and offers us a breathtaking vision of what the end of the world and of man may be. read more
"This author is reasonably interesting but was in a sect that is said to have a certain oath--that I would object to--and more interesting authors exist, so I may not finish this."
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