Propositional Ontology

What is reality—and what does it mean to exist? Propositional Ontology: Being and Nothingness is S. C. Sayles’s definitive exploration of the question that stands behind every other: the nature of being itself. Structured with the clarity and precision of a philosophical Tractatus, this volume lays out a Logos-centred ontology in which God is not merely the highest being among others, but Being Itself, the necessary ground without whom nothing can exist, cohere, or be understood. Drawing from more than four decades of study in metaphysics, theology, quantum ontology, information theory, and the philosophy of mind, Sayles demonstrates—with rigorous logic and rich historical awareness—that all created existence is contingent, derivative, and continuously upheld by the eternal Logos. This work exposes the impossibility of “nothingness,” clarifies the nature of contingency, and reveals evil as an ontological parasite rather than an independent substance. Tracing the development of ontological thought from ancient Near Eastern cosmologies through Greek philosophy, early Christianity, medieval scholasticism, Reformed theology, and modern physics, Sayles offers a uniquely integrated vision in which the discoveries of contemporary science unexpectedly confirm the biblical doctrine of creation. Quantum ontology, far from undermining classical theism, reveals a world of relational structure, informational depth, and sustained potentiality—signs of the Logos who holds all things together. At once analytical and devotional, Propositional Ontology is both an introduction to the foundations of Christian metaphysics and a sweeping intellectual journey that culminates in the eschatological unity of all being in communion with God. For readers seeking a work that combines philosophical rigour with theological depth, this book stands as a landmark contribution to contemporary Christian philosophy. The opening propositions dismantle materialist and autonomous human philosophies by asserting that reality is fundamentally informational rather than material—an ordered field upheld by the mind and will of God. Against secular metaphysics, the book insists that ontology cannot be understood apart from theology, for the question of being is inseparable from the God who is. Here, the work draws on Scripture, the Church Fathers, and Reformed theologians to demonstrate that creation does not have being in itself, but participates in being only by God’s sustaining act. Augustine’s distinction between the Creator and the creature frames the discussion, and Calvin’s doctrine of providence undergirds the insistence that there is no independent existence. A unique contribution of this volume is its treatment of evil as an ontological parasite. Evil has no independent being—it is not a positive force but a privation, a corruption of what is good. Drawing from Augustine and further developed in the Reformed tradition, the book shows that evil’s nature is parasitic: it feeds on God’s good creation, distorting and disordering, but can never create. This framing gives a decisive theological answer to the problem of evil. Sin is portrayed not merely as moral rebellion, but as anti-being, anti-creation, and anti-truth—opposed to the ontological structure upheld by the Logos. The book is a call to intellectual and spiritual reformation—an invitation to reject false ontologies and embrace the truth that God Himself is Being, and all creation exists only in Him.