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TEILHARD'S REFLECTIONS ON EASTERN RELIGIONS REVISITED
Author(s) -
King Ursula
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
zygon®
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1467-9744
pISSN - 0591-2385
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9744.1995.tb00051.x
Subject(s) - christianity , mysticism , context (archaeology) , order (exchange) , convergence (economics) , buddhism , action (physics) , epistemology , sociology , environmental ethics , religious studies , philosophy , history , theology , economic growth , archaeology , economics , physics , finance , quantum mechanics
. References to Eastern religions are found throughout Teilhard's work. Often considered to be mainly negative, these need to be critically reassessed within the wider context of Teilhard's experience and thought. Primarily interested in the renewal of Christianity (criticized more sharply than Eastern religions), he emphasized the living branches of religion and the need for a gradual convergence toward a religion of action in order to bring about a global transformation of life and thought. He spoke of the “road of the West” or a “new mysticism” which, however, cannot come into existence without the contribution of Eastern religions.