The Jesuit & the Skull (Audiobook)

from Devil_llama

An interesting biography of the world's most famous Jesuit, Pierre Tielhard de Chardin, a man as interested in science as in religion, and deeply involved in some major discoveries, particularly in China. The book veers a bit too close to hagiography, airbrushing over the flaws, and declining to ...

from GeoffHabiger

As somebody that enjoys reading about history I really enjoyed this book that looks into the history and events around the discovery of the famed "Peking Man" fossils of Homo erectus. Amir does a wonderful job of telling the story of their discovery, and weaving in the tale of the Jesuit priest, ...

from JLSmither

This book is written more for laypeople than scientists, and that's perfect for me. The author spends a lot of time discussing the history of the search for ancient humans before getting too deep into the story of Teilhard, which provides the reader with a reference base. In all, a quick, pretty ...

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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was not your average Jesuit. From an early age, he was actively curious about the natural world and the connections between seemingly disparate systems. Amir Aczel here tells the tale of Teilhard's search for meaning as a paleoanthropologist throughout the world. During...