The Eden Conspiracy
Clayton B Carlson
Copyright 2017 Clayton B Carlson
ISBN: 978-1-988226-10-1
Published by First Page Solutions (Kelowna BC, Canada)
When Johannes Kepler wrote his first major astronomical work, Mysterium Cosmographicum, about the orbits of our solar system’s planets, he included his mathematical calculations as proof for his hypothesis. His ideas challenged the accepted beliefs of the law of circles, championed by Greek philosophers, as well as the religious belief that the earth did not move and all other celestial bodies revolved around it. These beliefs were well established and were taken as fact by the scholars of his day. Had he not included the proofs for his ideas they would have stayed just that, unsubstantiated ideas.
Some people who read my book, The Eden Conspiracy, may find the foundational concepts confusing, as they come from a biblical approach different than traditionally taught because this Bible based approach provides the hope of salvation to all those who were once thought of as lost. In my novel, I have included multiple Bible verses as verification for my ideas to provide scriptural proof. As a Biblist, someone who believes the Bible to be the word of God, Bible scriptures must support a particular belief, if they don’t, that belief is merely an unsubstantiated idea.
Still, other readers are confused by the books classification category, as the content may not be what they were expecting. Exploring the validity of religious beliefs within a conversation between two people, can be difficult to categorize into a literary genre. Is it a novel, or is it a theological thesis? Either way, I hope you find the ideas presented to be thought provoking, biblically supported and well researched, but above all, entertaining. Here’s what a couple reviewers thought of my book.
“Clayton Carlson's characters put their thoughts on the line and say what's on their minds as he takes the reader on an informative and entertaining journey.”
Dani Martin
“This book seems to be confused as to what it is - Novel or
theological treatise? The story line had definite possibilities and
it would be great to expand on this but I don't think you could
really consider this a novel when it is filled with pages and pages
of scripture quotes. As to the theology I couldn't and wouldn't
want to argue over it. I'm no theologian. I did read it over
carefully and found myself thinking; So what? None of the ideas
expressed by Adam affect my daily walk with God and that is where I
want to direct my thoughts. Whatever life after death looks like
and how and when we get there is fine with me. Jesus will be there
- what else matters? And if Adam would find that simplistic? -
sometimes it really is!”
Eva Wiebe