The Heart of Matter: Evolution is the way God is present
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Tuesday, July 19th
Teilhard de Chardin believed that evolution is the way God is present to creation and said that Christians should love evolution because of its God-centeredness.
—Ilia Delio, “The Emergent Christ”
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Teilhard de Chardin creía que la evolución es el modo en que Dios está presente en la creación y decía que los cristianos deberíamos amar la evolución, precisamente por estar centrada en Dios.
—Ilia Delio, “The Emergent Christ”
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What is being revealed? What is being moved?
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