The beginning of the article starts with a hypothetical situation between a parent and her son. The mother and son are arguing as to if we should depend fully on God, or try to rely on ourselves as a species. They eventually agree that a mix between both is the best way to go about doing things. Later the author, David Hammond, Touches on Augustine’s drama of grace and freedom. Augustine claims that grace is a gift from God, it heals freedom from sin, and it pushes us, as a creation, beyond our original selves. Pelagius, a British reformer, claimed that we must be connected to our faith, but we shouldn't constantly rely on God to fix our mistakes. God’s grace gives and restores our freedom. Hammond claims that the drama of grace and freedom is caused by God's gift of love. By the 13th century, many people wanted to discover what it meant to be human. Once again theologians turned to grace and freedom for an explanation. Thomas Aquinas started shifting towards a scholastic approach in which he used the “natural” and “supernatural” to explain God's grace coupled with human freedom. The natural was used to represent humans and their freedom, while the supernatural was used to understand God as the creator with his divine grace. The natural and supernatural cannot be separated from each other. Grace allows humans to live in a free world, while at the same time guides us to do good, and can lead us on to a path with God. As the article goes on Hammond begins to explain how people started imagining a competition between creation and creator. Duns Scotus started proclaiming that the human will is the origin of choices, while freedom is purely autonomous. Throughout the 13th and 20th centuries humanity began to center more around science and history. Bernard Lonergan used science to develop a modern understanding of human development. Lonergan claimed that our awareness of what we need to become is God’s grace in action. Being in a loving relationship with God helps guide us to authentic living. In the end, grace gives us the satisfaction for our desires, and with the help of our divine friendship, we can do things that were once unthinkable.