{"product_id":"the-creation-dilemma-does-the-triune-god-truly-will-the-greatest-good-of-every-person","title":"The Creation Dilemma: Does the Triune God Truly Will the Greatest Good of Every Person?","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Creation Dilemma\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Hayden T. Carroll confronts one of the most difficult and rarely examined questions in Christian theology: How can a God who is perfectly loving, all-knowing, and fully free knowingly create individuals who will experience eternal loss?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing from classical Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant theology, Carroll carefully examines the traditional claims that God creates from nothing, foreknows every human destiny, and freely chooses whom to bring into existence. When these doctrines are placed side by side, a troubling tension emerges:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf God knows in advance that some will be eternally lost, and could refrain from creating them, how can He honestly be said to will their good?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough clear reasoning and accessible philosophical analysis, this book evaluates the most common Christian responses to this problem, including:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• The Free Will Defense\u003cbr\u003e• The Greater Good Defense\u003cbr\u003e• Appeals to Divine Mystery\u003cbr\u003e• The Doctrine of Divine Permission\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach is examined with charity and rigor—and found wanting under classical assumptions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the second half of the book, Carroll introduces a radically different Christian framework drawn from Latter-day Saint theology. By affirming eternal intelligences, premortal agency, and expansive redemption, this model reframes creation as invitation rather than origination—and dissolves the moral tension at the heart of the dilemma.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result is a comparative theological study that asks a deeper question than mere doctrinal correctness:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhich vision of God is morally worthy of worship?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten for thoughtful believers, skeptics, and seekers alike, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Creation Dilemma\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e challenges readers to examine whether their understanding of divine goodness is coherent, defensible, and worthy of trust.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book is not an attack on faith.\u003cbr\u003eIt is an invitation to take faith seriously.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913083347135,"sku":"acbf9c1a-8f78-4eac-bab5-026c286e15d0","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/77b30340067a1f64c50d216531a75d5c.jpg?v=1785041767","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/the-creation-dilemma-does-the-triune-god-truly-will-the-greatest-good-of-every-person","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}