The large number and diversity of biblical passages dealing with the theme of creation underlines its central importance to the biblical message.

This is a journey through the Bible, which is an exploratory walk rather than a motorway dash.

As a theologian (whose focus is the Bible) and as an eminent astrophysicist (whose subject is the visible universe) David Wilkinson is well placed to try to capture some of the richness of the biblical portrayal of creation.

The key to this portrait, believes David Wilkinson, is to see Father, Son, and Spirit in the beginning, the sustaining, and the new beginning of creation, giving life and love in a generosity beyond our imaginings.