Concerning Augustine's De Trinitate (On the Trinity), White wrote that Augustine "...develops at length the view that in the creation of living beings there was something like a growth—that God is the ultimate author, but works through secondary causes; and finally argues that certain substances are endowed by God with the power of producing certain classes of plants and animals."
Referíndose á obra de Agostiño De Trinitate (Sobre a Trindade), White escribiu que Agostiño "...desenvolveu con detalle unha visión de que na creación de seres vivos había algo similar a un crecemento, que Deus é o autor final, pero actúa a través de causas secndarias; e finalmente argumenta que certas substancias foron dotadas por Deus co poder de producir certas clases de plantas e animais."