In this book Dennis Milner propose that our Universe is part of a living, evolving "Kosmos" that "started life" as an unconscious state of dormant energy. This energy stirred into activity and out of this activity there has arisen a succession of Universes, in which the Kosmos expresses and experiences itself. This desire to express and experience itself in ever-greater diversity is what causes all the developments that take place in the Kosmos.

The scientific investigations have shown how the Universe and life on Earth have developed, the Kosmos viewpoint shows why it has all happened in the way that it has and the meaning and purpose behind it all. It offers new insights into:

The Creation versus Evolution controversy
The nature of "God" and Intelligent Design
The Big Bang theory of the creation of our Universe
The nature of atoms
The development of shape and form in the natural world
The meaning and purpose of our lives