Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : In pursuit of my passion. pt. 1. Questions, questions-- always questions -- Are there any answers? -- Putting creation to the test -- The naturalistic approach -- pt. 2. The facts of life. An early or late appearance -- A slow or sudden arrival? -- Where's the soup? -- pt. 3. From the bottom up and top down. The search for chemical pathways -- Look! only one hand -- The codes of life -- Beneficial boundaries -- Life's minimum complexity -- pt. 4. Looking for loopholes. Extreme life -- Life on Mars? -- Europa and beyond -- Life, seeded on purpose -- pt. 5. A model for life. Solving the mystery.

The authors present scientific evidence for the creation of life on Earth based upon the Bible and offer testable predictions for life-origins scenario as well as for competing naturalistic scenarios.