Most people assume that, since Galileo and Darwin, science and Christianity have been in conflict about the nature of creation, and that we can now be sure this is a debate science has won. This talk explores the differences between what the bible teaches about creation and what science can tell us; why the clash is not between science and the bible but between the Christian view of a Universe created with purpose and meaning, and the materialist view of existence as a cosmic accident; why scientific enquiry doesn't contradict the Christian account of creation and may even support it; and why the bible's account of creation, properly understood, is foundational to a hope-filled, life-affirming Christian worldview.