ABSTRACT: This paper considers William of Auvergne’s understanding of creation and divine being.  As William of Auvergne, and especially his doctrine of creation, have been largely overlooked, the present paper outlines the metaphysical foundations for his understanding of creation, his understanding of divine being, how God is the cause of all things, and how all things then, in some sense, manifest God.  Additionally, this paper considers William’s extensive use of metaphors to give some understanding of the relationship between God and creatures, how God is the exemplar cause or archetypal world for all things, and the spiritual vision animating his philosophical teachings.… Read More [article] Creation and Divine Being in the Christian Neoplatonism of William of Auvergne