Sophocles' Philoctetes deals with many questions that unite the ancient and the modern world, all of which are explored by Dr. David Allen White. What role do the gods have in human suffering? What is it that the search for "success" permits? Are men what they are because of their very nature, or does their "nurture" and education play a serious role in changing them? What happens to them if they bitterly rail against God? Taken from: My End is My Beginning: The Analogy of Contemporary Christianity With its Ancient Setting - 2001 VonHildebrand Institute