Creation: From Nothing Until Now

✍ Scribed by Willem B. Drees

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 122
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Creation stories are universal and have been told through the ages. They express what moved people, what excited them, hurt them, made them feel grateful. Wonder about existence, awareness of dependence upon forces beyond our control, responsibility: these themes are now often articulated in the context of the scientific view of our world, from the Big Bang to the present, "from nothing until now."

Presenting a brief and accessible overview of contemporary scientific thought, Creation: From Nothing Until Now is an imaginative and poetic exploration of the origins of the universe. The author assesses the religious and philosophical impact of scientific developments on our understanding of evolution and the natural world, and examines the changing relationship between us and our planet.

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 8
A creation story......Page 12
Scene 1 When time was not yet......Page 16
Scene 2 Mystery......Page 21
Scene 3 Integrity......Page 27
Scene 4 Dependence......Page 33
Scene 5 Purpose......Page 36
Scene 6 Luck......Page 40
Scene 7 Humanity......Page 48
Scene 8 Religion......Page 57
Scene 9 Critical thought......Page 69
Scene 10 Responsibility......Page 84
From Now On Playing and Imagining God......Page 91
Notes and literature......Page 104
Index......Page 120