Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD, bridges many worlds. A member of the Sisters of Saint Joseph, she is also a physicist with published research on chaos theory and both atomic and molecular physics. She is also an ardent devotee of the brilliant synthetic work of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, the Jesuit priest and scientist who sought to articulate higher
perspectives on existence that could encompass—and even
reconcile—the fundamental conflicts between science and
religion, God and human, historical creation and the future of
cosmic evolution.
In this conversation recorded at the 2006 Metanexus
conference, Duffy and WIE's Amy Edelstein explore the
nexus of heart and mind, spirit and body. What is the
relationship between loving and becoming? Is the evolution of
the cosmos shaped by the refinement of our being, or is our
ever-deepening consciousness shaped by immutable laws of the
universe? Is there a discernable purpose and directionality to
evolution? Is there a final, ultimate form to creation, or is it an infinite, endless process of refinement and transformation?
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