Cyrek, Olga2025-08-272025-08-272010Resovia Sacra, 2010, Tom 17, s. 33-50.1234-8880https://theo-logos.pl/handle/123456789/35065The purpose of the article is to demonstrate St Augustine’s views on the beginnings of the world, space and time, matter and form and time measurement. A theologian from Thagaste distinguishes two realms: spiritual and physical (heaven and earth). Both heaven of heaven and formless matter were made outside time, however, all other creatures in time. They were created out of formless matter and therefore are characterized by constant changeability. Besides a psychological issue of time, St Augustine also deals with a metaphysical problem of time. He attempts to discover a relationship between something that is constant and unchangeable and something that is temporary and changeable. In his opinion, time is a sort of distention of the soul and inside the soul there is a possibility of coexistence of future, present and past. He emphasizes that only sensible soul can tie together three dimensions of time, in spite of the fact that the present itself is hard to pin down and even cannot be said to exist. In a symbolic way, a Christian thinker also explains the meaning of some numbers, especially, three, six and seven.plCC-BY-SA - Uznanie autorstwa - Na tych samych warunkachmatematyczny model budowy światamatematyczny model budowy czasoprzestrzeniAugustyn z Hipponydoktorzy Kościołaojcowie Kościołapatrystykaczasoprzestrzeńświatmatematyczny model budowy świata według Augustyna z Hipponymatematyczny model budowy czasoprzestrzeni według Augustyna z HipponyConfessionesDe civitate Deifilozofiateologiawszechświatczasoprzestrzenna struktura wszechświataczasoprzestrzenna struktura wszechświata według Augustyna z Hipponyczasprzestrzeńnieboziemiamateriaformasymbolika liczbrachuba latastronomiakosmosmathematical model of structure of the worldmathematical model of structure of space-timeAugustine of Hippodoctors of the ChurchChurch Fatherspatristicsspace-timeworldmathematical model of structure of the world according to Augustine of Hippomathematical model of structure of space-time according to Augustine of Hippophilosophytheologyuniversespace-time structure of the universespace-time structure of the universe according to Augustine of Hippotimespaceheavenearthmatterformnumber symbolismcounting yearsastronomycosmosArticle