Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French Jesuit priest and paleontologist who synthesized evolution with Christian theology. Teilhard's concept of the Omega Point and noosphere proposed cosmic evolution toward unity and consciousness. His integration of science and spirituality was controversial within the Church. Teilhard's evolutionary mysticism influenced process theology and New Age thought.
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