Includes bibliographical references (p. [256]-291) and index.

Flash point -- The gathering storm -- The clouds burst -- Wisdom of the ages -- The creedal climate -- Toward better interpretations -- Anchored in Scripture -- Guided by theology -- Good God, cruel world -- Peace through paradise -- Young-earth Darwinism -- Faith, morality, and long creation days -- Big bang : the Bible said it first -- Scientific signs of old age -- Challenges to an old cosmos -- The reliability of radiometric dating -- The scientific case for a young cosmos -- Physical reality breaks through the fog -- Narrow time windows -- The significance of man -- A clear "day" interpretation -- Councils attempt to bring calm -- Tranquillity through testing.