The Problem of Good: Finding Purpose Amid the Chaos of Reality

The Problem of Good: Finding Purpose Amid the Chaos of Reality challenges the assumptions of a materialist worldview that reduces all reality—including consciousness and morality—to impersonal physical forces. In this thoughtful and accessible work, Richard P. Mullin examines the limits of scientific materialism and argues for the reality of thought, purpose, and the good.

If the "problem of evil" has long troubled believers in God, Mullin proposes its inverse: the problem of good. Why do beauty, love, freedom, and moral striving exist in a universe said to be random and indifferent? Drawing from philosophy, science, and theology, he offers a compelling vision in which hope, reason, and moral purpose can be affirmed—even in a world shaped by evolutionary struggle.

Clear enough for the general reader and rich enough for the reflective scholar, this book invites you to rethink what it means to live purposefully in an age of doubt.