1. Introduction and start of part I: science

2. Newton and the problem of gravitational instability

3. The Einstein equation, singularities and the 'Big Bang'

4. The Planck threshold and the limits of current knowledge

5. The Hartle-Hawking model and the borders of science

6. Part II: philosophy; Leibniz, Greek thought and the Bible

7. The problem of evil and the goodness of nature

8. Thomas Aquinas; beginnings and causes

9. The divine 'Logos' and the rationality of the universe