FOREWORD INTRODUCTION 1. THE ROMAN CATHOLIC POSITION 1.1. WHAT THE CHURCH TEACHES 2. WHERE WE COME FROM – ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE 2.1. TWO CREATION ACCOUNTS 2.2. WHAT THE BIBLE DOESN’T SAY 2.3. HOW TO READ CREATION ACCOUNTS 3. WHERE WE COME FROM – ACCORDING TO SCIENCE 3.1. IS EVOLUTION A FACT? 3.2. WEIGHING THE EVIDENCE OF EVOLUTION 3.3. THE MECHANISM OF EVOLUTION 3.4. EVIDENCE FOR THE THEORY OF NATURAL SELECTION 3.5. WHAT SCIENCE CANNOT CLAIM 3.6. SCIENCE AND RELIGION – A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN 4. BEWARE OF WORLDVIEWS 4.1. THE CASE AGAINST EVOLUTIONISM 4.2. THE CASE AGAINST CREATIONISM 4.3. THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM: INTELLIGENT DESIGN THEORY 5. A FAIR BALANCE: CREATION AND EVOLUTION 5.1. THERE IS MORE TO LIFE THAN SCIENCE 5.2. THE ROOTS OF RATIONALITY AND MORALITY 5.3. THE ELUSIVENESS OF THE HUMAN MIND 5.4. GOD’S PRESENCE IN HIS CREATION 6. SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING 7. INDEX