Before revision: Alternatives to creatio ex materia include creatio ex nihilo ("creation from nothing"); creation ex deo ("creation from God"), referring to a derivation of the cosmos from the substance of God either partially (in panentheism) or completely (in pandeism), and creatio continua (ongoing divine creation).
After revision: Alternatives to creatio ex materia include creatio ex nihilo ("creatio from nothing"); creation ex deo ("creation from God"), referring to a derivation of the cosmos from the substance of God either partially (in panentheism) or completely (in pandeism), and creatio continua (ongoing divine creation).