Terry Defoe is an emeritus member of the clergy having served congregations in Western Canada for almost 40 years. Many times questions were raised about the creation accounts in the Scriptures. And, like many members of the clergy in his young earth creationist denomination, he felt that he was not adequately prepared to discuss these issues with the kind of detailed attention they deserve.This book is the result of many years of wrestling with this issue. It seeks to inform rather than to persuade and makes the point that the only way progress can be made is through respectful conversation.