Teilhard’s The Divine Milieu

This year, the Institute for Religion and Science at Chestnut Hill College and the American Teilhard Association plan to sponsor Reading Circle on Zoom on the second Monday and Wednesday of each month. Both monthly 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.

We will be reading Teilhard’s The Divine Milieu. During the meeting, we will use a Lectio Divina style, reading and discussing the material together slowly and thoughtfully. 

Here are the dates and tentative topics for the next three months:

      February 12 and 14: PART TWO Section 3, part A and B

      March 11 and 13: PART TWO: Section 3, part C and D

      April 8 and 10: PART TWO: General Remarks on Asceticism, Sections 1

      May 13 and 15: PART TWO: General Remarks on Asceticism, Sections 2 and 3

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 me an email kduffy@chc.edu stating your interest. 


“Exploration with Teilhard:
Leading from the Emergent Future”

Led by Sam and Paula Guarnaccia, we will explore and discuss the value of Teilhard’s thinking for the present day. As we focus on the emerging future with the multiple crises of catastrophic biodiversity loss and climate emergency, why study Teilhard? What does he have to offer our modern world dilemmas? Is there power and possibility for humanity’s transformation in exploring Teilhard’s extraordinary sense of reverence, awe, and devotion—his love of beauty, and his fascination with music, “the magic of sound” and its power to evoke deep emotion, inspiration, and an experience of the ‘divine’?

Thursday evenings 7:00-8:00pm EST

Upcoming meetings: February 8, March 14, and April 11.

Please email pguarnac@gmail.com to register.



Lenten Book Study: The Future of Man 

Our newest book study will be The Future of Man by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, lead by Andrew Del RossiAs we continue our journey with scientist and mystic Teilhard de Chardin, we will explore this collection of his essays written over the time of thirty years. Presented in chronological order, the essays contained in The Future of Man explore topics such as globalization, spiritual implications of atomic warfare, the likelihood of life on other planets, the viability of peace on Earth, and the existence of an “Ultra-Human.”

Thursday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm EST.

February 15 – April 4, 2024

Please email andrew.delrossi@gmail.com to register with the subject line “BOOK STUDY.”