Table of Contents
Preface: How this Book came to be 1
Acknowledgements 5
Part I Statement of the Problem 7
Chapter 1 Introduction 8
Chapter 2 A brief history 13
Chapter 3 Two Ways of Knowing 28
Chapter 4 The World of Science 34
Chapter 5 Religion 48
Part II How We Got Here 59
Chapter 6 The Big Bang and the Origin of the Elements 60
Chapter 7 The Origin of the Earth 69
Chapter 8 The 'Tree' of Life 85
Chapter 9 The Origin of Life 95
Chapter 10 The History of Life 108
Part III Metaphysical Implications 137
Chapter 11 The Creationists' Dilemma 138
Chapter 12 Two Views of Consciousness: The Mind-brain Problem 148
Chapter 13 Two Views of Evolution 166
Chapter 14 Future of the Debate 196
End Notes 207
References 212