How did we get here? Was the universe born from asingle, hot, dense point 14 billion years ago, or crafted in six days by a divine creator? Isabel Rishees tackles this "million-dollar question" by exploring the science behind the Big Bang theory and comparing it to the rich creation stories from world religions—from the six-day creation in Christianity, the corn-based humans of the Mayans, and the endless cosmic cycles of Hinduism.