Denies the literal understanding of Genesis.

At times extremely profound and at other times very elusive. Chardin is truly a deep thinker in his attempts to reconcile science, and specifically evolution, and theology. Whether he has accomplished it or not, he at least makes a good case for the compatibility of science and Christianity. His main driving idea is that God's purpose, and the role that Christ's incarnation played, is the ultimate unity of all creation in God's all-encompassing presence and love. He sees evolution as a process whereby man progresses into ever greater unity with creation and with God, thus purging the universe of dross of sin. ( )