Hymn of the Universe

This book includes Teilhard de Chardin's great mystical meditation on the cosmic influence of the Eucharist, "Mass on the World"; three short stories, "Christ in the World of Matter"; an essay, "The Spiritual Power of Matter"; and "Pensees" on the same themes chosen from his published and unpublished works. Much can be learnt of the spiritual life of the scientist priest, and the ideas behind his philosophy, from richness, faith, spiritually and abundant hope of his mystical 'milieu'. In the language of poetry, he communicates both his reverence for the material world and his constant awareness of the spiritual.