French Jesuit priest and paleontologist who developed a visionary synthesis of evolution and Christian theology — proposing that the universe evolves toward an Omega Point of maximum consciousness.
The Phenomenon of Man: evolution is not merely biological but cosmic — matter becomes life, life becomes consciousness, consciousness converges toward God (the Omega Point). The noosphere: a layer of thought enveloping the Earth, evolving toward unity. Suppressed by the Catholic Church but enormously influential in New Age thought.
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