This document discusses and compares theories of creationism and evolutionism. It describes biblical creationism as the belief that God directly created the physical universe and all life. It then outlines several non-literal views of creationism such as the gap theory, long day theory, progressive creationism, and theistic evolution. The document also discusses theories of evolution like Lamarck's theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics, Darwin's theory of natural selection and descent with modification, and De Vries' theory of evolution by mutation.