Over the past two centuries, scientific advances have made it clear that the universe is a story still unfolding, and here John Haught considers the deeper implications of this discovery. Arguing that Stephen Hawking and Richard Dawkins have overlooked a crucial aspect of mankind, Haught addresses two primary questions: what does the arrival of the religious impulse tell us about humankind, and what does our understanding of the cosmos as an unfinished drama tell us about religion?