British Teilhard Association Archive

Trustee accounts and correspondence; papers relating to various redrafts of its constitution; AGM, council and executive meeting minutes; secretary's papers including membership correspondence; annual lectures and conferences; papers relating to the Association's connection to the European Teilhard de Chardin Centre, and correspondence and lists of its various publications, both audio and printed.

The British Teilhard Association was founded in 1965 to promote the study of the works, thought and teaching of the priest-scientist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, S.J. (1881-1955), who believed in a dynamic universe moving towards ultimate completion in a cosmic centre of convergence known as the Omega Point. The Association organised conferences and lectures, workshops and seminars; assisted students with bursaries; and published books and casettes by and about Teilhard. Local groups of the Association were established in towns and cities to help its membership obtain a deeper understanding of Teilhard's philosophy but the organisation also had a global outlook, with affiliation to the Fondation Teilhard de Chardin in Paris and as a founder member of the European Teilhard de Chardin Centre established in 1989, as well as having close ties with Teilhardians in America, Canada, Australia, India and elsewhere. The Association disbanded in December 2017, although it still maintains a web presence. www.teilhard.org.uk

1. Trustees' Papers

2. Constitution Papers

3. AGM and Council Meeting Papers

4. Executive Meeting Papers

5. Secretary’s Papers

6. Conferences and Lectures

7. European Teilhard de Chardin Centre Papers

8. Publications

Open for consultation

Donated by Peter Cox, former secretary, 1 April 2019, Acc No Misc.2018/19:100.

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