A non-evangelical writer, the late Langdon Gilkey, once commented, ‘Among all the activities of God, creation is that activity which sets Him apart as God.’1 If Mr Gilkey was right on this point (and would any dispute it?), what does the theistic evolutionary interpretation of the early chapters of Genesis tell us about God? Paul makes the same point: ‘For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation