Author Ron Frost points out that, though the scientific facts of evolution are incontrovertible, many scientists err in using those facts to imply that evolution proves there is no spiritual dimension to life. Creationists and advocates of Intelligent Design err when they attack the facts of evolution, rather than the materialistic lens through which they facts are viewed. Frost shows how the existing facts can be assembled into a theory of evolution that is compatible with most religions.

Ron Frost grew up in northern New Jersey in the 60s in an area that, at the time, was at the edge of the New York Suburbs. He decided to become a geologist because this appeared to be a good way to make a living while still enjoying the out-of-doors. Ron received his BS from the University of Virginia in 1969 and his Ph.D. from University of Washington in 1973. His research has been on what the chemical composition of rocks, the minerals they contain, and their textures tell you about ancient geologic processes. Because of his location in Wyoming, he has studied the rocks exposed in the core of all Wyoming Mountain ranges, which include some of the oldest rocks in North America. In addition to all the work he has done in Wyoming, Ron has conducted field studies on similar rocks in Siberia, Australia, northern Canada, and Greenland. He has also participated in a ocean drilling project on the mid-Atlantic ridge, where he studied how the interaction with ocean water has affected the mineralogy of the ocean floor and have done field studies in New Caledonia, where sub-oceanic mantle has been exposed on land.