 The title of the short-story collection "Everything That Rises Must Converge" by Flannery O'Connor is a reference to Teilhard's work.The American novelist Don DeLillo's 2010 novel "Point Omega" borrows its title and some of its ideas from Teilhard de Chardin.Robert Wright, in his book "", compares his own naturalistic thesis that biological and cultural evolution are directional and, possibly, purposeful, with Teilhard's ideas.