Creation

Creation or creator may refer to:

In religion and philosophy:

• Creation myth, or origin belief, stories of how the world or a culture began.
  • Creation within belief systems, specific origin beliefs in various cultures.
    • Creation according to Genesis, the creation account in the book of Genesis for Judaism and Christianity.
• Creation (theology), the belief that a God or gods brought the universe into existence.
  • Creatio ex nihilo (English: Creation from nothing), the belief that a deity created the universe from nothing at all, rather than some pre-existing matter or energy.
  • Creationism, an ideology generally associated with not just God creating the universe, but also certain specific events afterward including the creation of animals and mankind.
    • Creation Science, the belief that creationism is supported by scientific reasoning as well as religious inspiration.
• Creator deity, the deity which creates the world; the term is used mainly in monotheism, but is occasionally seen in polytheism to distinguish the creator god.
• Creation Festival, an annual Christian music festival held in Mount Union, Pennsylvania and George, Washington

In science:

• Matter creation, the appearance of elementary particles, in physical processes such as pair production; the process opposite of annihilation.
  • Creation operator, an operator that increases the number of particles in a given state by one; an abstract representation of matter creation.
• Invention, the act of creating a new process or device
• Intelligent design, theory that states certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause.

In the arts:

• The Creation of Adam, a fresco from circa 1511 on the Sistine Chapel ceiling painted by Michelangelo Buonarroti
• The Creation, a 1798 oratorio by Joseph Haydn
• Creation (album), a 2005 album from Leslie Satcher
• Creation (novel), a 1981 novel by Gore Vidal
• Creation (band), A teen musical group
• The Creation (band), a British band known for their one hit "Painter Man" in 1967
• Creation Records, a record label created by Alan McGee also known for their spin-off Rev-ola Records
• Creation (1931 film), a 1931 film that inspired King Kong
• Creator (film), a 1985 film starring Peter O'Toole
• Kreator, a German thrash metal band.

In media:

• Creation magazine, a magazine promoting creation science published by Creation Ministries International–Australia (formerly Answers in Genesis–Australia).
• Creation Books, a British publishing company
• Creation Entertainment, an American company that runs numerous science fiction and fantasy conventions.
• Creator (software), a software multimedia authoring application

See also

• Create