A collection of essays that address some of the most fundamental human questions through the lenses of philosophy, literature, religion, politics and theology. It looks at the relationship between nature and history, nature and grace, reason and revelation, classical philosophy and Christianity, modernity and post-modernity, repentance and self-limitation, and philosophy and politics. These tensions are explored through the works of such thinkers like Aristotle, and literature from popular culture and social theory, to create a comprehensive introduction to political philosophy.