Monthly Archives: September 2019

Savary-wrap up

Posted on September 23, 2019 by theoutwardquest

Teilhard de Chardin’s spirituality as expressed in Louis Savary’s Teilhard de Chardin-The Divine Milieu Explained has been my latest reading project. I need to wrap it up today. Teilhard is valuable for his spiritual vision. I react to it in … Continue reading →

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Savary-evolution, incarnation, and the cone

Posted on September 20, 2019 by theoutwardquest

I started out reading Savary’s explanation of The Divine Milieu while rereading the original alongside it. I have to admit that under the pressure of time, I have lately just been reading Savary’s explanation. So what I write below is … Continue reading →

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Savary-sur-animation the end of above/below theology

Posted on September 17, 2019 by theoutwardquest

Louis Savary’s title Teilhard de Chardin-The Divine Milieu Explained: A Spirituality for the 21st Century is important. One of its values is that he really does explain some of Teilhard’s more obscure terms. An example is sur-animation. It is a … Continue reading →

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Savary-omega beyond passivities

Posted on September 11, 2019 by theoutwardquest

I continue to work through Louis Savary’s Teilhard de Chardin: The Divine Milieu Explained. I am not persuaded that all creation, including mater, has a psychic element. So some of Teilhard’s ideas about the Cosmic Christ seem to me more … Continue reading →

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Inertia and transposition

Posted on September 9, 2019 by theoutwardquest

Today I am not really summarizing the Savary book on Teilhard’s spirituality. I am reflecting on the idea from my last post that Teilhard de Chardin saw inertia as the enemy of human spiritual growth. I am aware that Teilhard … Continue reading →

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Savary-Teilhard’s fourth way

Posted on September 5, 2019 by theoutwardquest

People often assume that there is a contradiction between religious devotion and passionate involvement in this world. Louis Savary in Teilhard De Chardin: The Divine Milieu Explained summarizes the options that arise from this assumption. If those who live life … Continue reading →

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Savary-action, passion and the threat of diminishment

Posted on September 4, 2019 by theoutwardquest

In Teilhard de Chardin: The Divine Milieu Explained, Louis Savary asks readers to consider their daily lives in terms of their activities, passivities, and what contributes to spiritual advancement or diminishment. Teilhard made a distinction between activities and passivities. Activities … Continue reading →

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