This bibliography is presented under the headings of seven chapters. The first of these is an introduction to the creation/evolution controversy, and another is devoted to the history of the controversy. The others deal with physics and cosmology, earth sciences, biology and anthropology, and philosophical, theological and general references. In each of these chapters, 4 to 7, there are divisions into theist and non‐theist references. So every effort has been made to be fair to both sides of the question, religious and scientific.
The bibliographies, for I prefer to regard these as separate entities, are arranged alphabetically by author, and each item is generously described and annotated. There are author, title and subject indexes, and details are provided about the author. He is a professor at Andrews University, Michigan, where he teaches courses in genetics, ecology and the history of life. He has also studied the nesting ecology of ancient dinosaurs and living gulls.
At the opening of chapter 4 of his book, James L. Hayward asks: “Is there a God? If God exists, what is he or she like and how does he or she interact with the universe? If God does not exist, where did the universe come from? What is the meaning of existence?″ These are, of course, very big questions but, as this bibliography demonstrates, there is no shortage of attempted answers. Succeeding generations will no doubt continue producing attempted answers, but will humanity ever succeed in discovering the real answers to them? What can be said about this volume is that Professor Hayward has produced a notable addition to the Magill Bibliographies, a series which now has over 60 titles to its credit.
