Winner, Catholic Press Association Award and Independent Publisher’s Award
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin—renowned French Jesuit theologian, mystic, and scientist—helped bring Christian theology into creative dialogue with modern science and explored profound dimensions of the human condition.
Beautifully written and enhanced with scores of photographs that document his dramatic life—from the trenches of World War I, to paleontological research in China and travels in the Gobi Desert—Spirit of Fire also explores his ;difficulties with church authorities, the posthumous publication of his writings, and his ongoing legacy.Ursula King;