Creation

Creation may refer to:

Religion and philosophy

• Creation ex nihilo, the concept that matter comes "from nothing"
• Creation myth, a religious story of the origin of the world and how people first came to inhabit it
• Creationism, the belief that the universe was created
• Genesis creation narrative, the Biblical accounts of creation
• Matter creation, the appearance of elementary particles, in physical processes such as pair production

In arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

• Creation (Dragonlance), creation of Krynn, a fictional world of Dragonlance

Films

• Creation (1931 film), a 1931 film that inspired King Kong
• Creation (2009 film), a 2009 film by Jon Amiel about the life of Charles Darwin

Literature

• Creation (novel), a 1981 novel by Gore Vidal
• "The Creation" (1927), a poem by James Weldon Johnson, published in God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse
• The Creation: An Appeal To Save Life on Earth (2006), a book by biologist Edward O. Wilson

Music

Groups;

• Creation (American band), a teen musical group, first album 2005
• Creation (Japanese band) led by Kazuo Takeda
• The Creation (band), a British band

Labels

• Creation Records, a record label created in 1983 by Alan McGee

Classical compositions

• Creation (William Billings), a hymn tune composed by William Billings
• The Creation (Haydn), a 1798 oratorio by Joseph Haydn
• La création du monde, a 1923 ballet by Darius Milhaud
• Creation, Nathaniel Shilkret (1889-1982)
• Création, symphonic suite by Shiro Fukai (1907-1959)
• The Creation, song by Wolfgang Fortner (1907-1987)

Albums

• Creation (John Coltrane album)
• Creation (Keith Jarrett album), 2015
• Creation, album from Leslie Satcher 2005
• Creation (The Pierces album)
• Creation, album by Creation (Japanese band)

Songs

• "Creation", a song by Zion I from Mind Over Matter
• "Creation", a song by The Pierces from Creation (The Pierces album) 2014
• "Creation", a song by Anthony Johnson (musician) 2005
• "Creation", a song by The Creation (band), The Creation 1994
• "Creation", a song by Eek A Mouse
• "Creation", a song by The Image (band), Welch 1967
• "Creation", a song by Prince Buster C. Campbell 1970
• "Creation", a song by Joe Higgs, Higgs 1976
• "Creation", a song by Jonathan King, King 1965, covered Rick and Sandy 1965

Paintings

• "The Creation of Adam" (ca. 1511), a section of Michelangelo's fresco Sistine Chapel ceiling

Organizations

• Creation Autosportif, a sports car racing team
• Creation Entertainment, an American company that runs science fiction and fantasy conventions
• Creation Festivals, a Christian music festival
• Creation Ministries International, a creationist organization
• Creation Museum, an American creation museum

See also

• Abiogenesis (Origins of Life)
• Ayin and Yesh, the kabbalistic concept of creation
• Big Bang
• Cosmogony
• Create (disambiguation)
• Creationism
• Creaton
• Creator (disambiguation)
• Ein Sof
• Invention
• Universe