Rather than reproduce yet another page of links on Teilhard, do a Net Search on "Pierre Teilhard" to find many pages. Most are favorable, not some are not. A good biography of Teilhard's life is
Ursula King, Spirit of Fire : The Life and Vision of Teilhard De Chardin, ISBN: 1570750653. Amazon Link
For a quick summary of Teilhard, his work, and controversy surrounding him, go here. As Stephen Jay Gould is another favorite author, I sometimes am disturbed by his stand on Teilhard, but I do not see any inconsistency in it.