The “Great Work” now,
as we move into a new millennium, is to carry out the
transition from a period of human devastation of the Earth
to a period when humans will be present to the planet
in a mutually beneficial manner. Such a transition has
no parallel since the geobiological transition that took
place 67 million years ago when the period of the dinosaurs
was terminated and a new biological age begun. Now we
awaken to a period of extensive disarray in the biological
structure and functioning of the planet.
Seldom have such demands been made on
human will as are being made at the present time. A
concern for will does appear in the work of Pierre Teilhard
de Chardin, particularly in Human Energy. He saw quite
clearly that we must consciously will the further stages
of the evolutionary process.
The American Teilhard Association is
pleased to have Thomas Berry as their featured speaker
at this event. In the past, Berry has served as President
of the American Teilhard de Chardin Association. As
founder of the History of Religions Program at Fordham
University and the Riverdale Center for Religious Research.
He has received many awards, including the Lannan Foundation
Award for his book, The Dream of the Earth (Sierra
Club Books, 1988). His most recent publication is, The
Great Work (Bell Tower/Random House, 1999).
For more information on this event please
contact John Grim.
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