Complex sentence: Many early church fathers have been quoted as either embracing or hoping for the ultimate reconciliation of God with His creation and those that did not embrace the teaching, such as Augustine, acknowledged that it was a common enough belief among Christians of the day.
Split into simpler sentences: Many early church fathers have been quoted as either embracing or hoping for the ultimate reconciliation of God with His creation. Those that did not embrace the teaching, such as Augustine, acknowledged that it was a common enough belief among Christians of the day.