He pioneered the argument that God created the world in an (*) instant, not in six days.
This philosopher's theology was the basis for that of Michael Baius. One of his books contains a lengthy polemic against Marcus Terentius Varro's Antiquitates rerum divinarum. Cornelius Jansen's posthumouslypublished magnum opus was a treatise on this philosopher. The hypothesis that Matthew, not Mark, was the first Gospel written is named for him. He pioneered the argument that God created the world in an (*) instant, not in six days. He wrote a four-book work on how to teach the Scriptures called De doctrina christiana. He wrote of world history as a conflict between God and the Devil, and between the Earthly City and the title place, in a book written as a response to Alaric's sack of Rome. For 10 points, name this Christian philosopher who wrote The City of God and Confessions
This philosopher's theology was the basis for that of Michael Baius.
Saint Augustine of Hippo