Genius of Scattered Cohesion - Myth of The Fall

Genius of Scattered Cohesion - Myth of The Fall

What if what we have long called the Fall was never a collapse at all? What if humanity was not lost—but scattered? In Genius of Scattered Cohesion , Ronald E. Butler revisits the opening chapters of Scripture with a quiet but unsettling premise: that cohesion was never broken, only distributed. That disobedience did not shatter humanity’s being, but initiated a necessary expansion—one that made growth, choice, love, and maturity possible. Written in graceful, novel-like prose, this book gently dismantles inherited assumptions without attacking faith. It reframes Eden, reconsiders Paul, and re-sees Christ—not as a repair mechanism for a fallen world, but as cohesion made flesh, revealing that nothing essential was ever lost. This is not a book about returning to innocence. It is a book about growing into wholeness. Provocative, humane, and deeply reassuring, Genius of Scattered Cohesion invites the reader to stop bracing for collapse—and start recognizing what has been holding all along.