Where do we come from? Where are we going? These are fundamental questions, which the human race has asked itself for centuries.
Presenting a brief and accessible overview of contemporary scientific thought, Creation is an imaginative and poetic exploration of the origins of the universe. WIllem Drees assesses the religious and philosophical impact of scientific theories of evolution and the natural world, and examines the changing relationship between us and our planet.

Willem B. Drees is a physicist, theologian and philosopher. Executive Director of ALLEA, the Association of ALL European Academies, he is Nicolette Bruining Professor of Philosophy of Nature and Technology at Twente University in the Netherlands.

Introduction, A creation story Scene 1. When time was not yet Scene 2. Mystery Scene 3. Integrity Scene 4. Dependence Scene 5. Purpose Scene 6. Luck Scene 7. Humanity Scene 8. Religion Intermezzo: The nature of theology Scene 9. Critical thought Intermezzo: The nature of knowledge Intermezzo: Our knowledge of nature Scene 10. Responsibility; From now on: Playing and imagining God