... matter God willed that things exist and they did exist; and this is precisely what we call creation ex nihilo. Augustine's view of time paved the way of theology and philosophy. Augustine believed that time was created when the world was created. Time is a philosophical synonym for change. "Now since time is by definition change, it too is a creature. It had ... . Time cannot exist without something to be under it and the world cannot exist without being under time. Augustine's success in unifying Christianity allowed it to become the religion of medieval Europe, and created a theology (...

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