From Now On

We are creatures, produced by a long history ‘from nothing until now’, of which we have barely begun to scratch the surface in the preceding pages. However, we are not only products but also producers. We are creative creatures; we are also looking forward, where to go ‘from now on’. This creativity has a material and an intellectual form: we modify our world and ourselves, and we create our images, our understanding, both in the sciences and in religious life. In both senses, we work with our historical heritage but we are not restricted to it. We can ‘play God’, create new visions and new realities.