Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
A Short Biography of Teilhard
Teilhard’s Christological Vision
The Following Chapters
The Threshold of Change: 1955–1960
1. The Move across the Atlantic
Publications in Europe
The Cultural Milieu of the Late 1950s
The American Reception of Teilhard: 1955–1960
Final Thoughts
The Early Years: 1961–1964
2. Correspondence and Controversy
Early Teilhardian Interest
Increasing Controversy and Repercussions
The Teilhard Controversy in Europe
Controversy concerning an American Teilhard Organization
The Monitum and Its Interpretation
Final Thoughts
3. American Ties and Recovery
The Social Context of the United States in the Early 1960s
Concerning Americanism
The Cultural Situation in the United States
Reconciliation and the Recovery of Teilhard
Literary Responses to Teilhard
Final Thoughts
The Years of Hope: 1965–1967
4. The Social Context
Teilhard’s Influence on Vatican II
A Reflection on U.S. Historical Events 1965 through 1967
The Formation of the American Teilhard Association
Final Thoughts
5. The “Death of God”
Teilhard, the “Death of God,” and the Secular City
Conferences and Symposia
Publications by and about Teilhard
Final Thoughts
The Bitter Years: 1968–1970
6. The Social Context
Politics and Culture
Religious Issues
The American Teilhard Association
Final Thoughts
7. Publications
Publications concerning Teilhard’s Christological Vision
Teilhard and Henri de Lubac
Works in Interdisciplinary Journals
Publications concerning the Utilization of Teilhard’s Spirituality
Publications of a Secular Nature
Final Thoughts
Conclusion
Appendix: Teilhard Publications Worldwide per Year, 1956–1971
Bibliography
Index