Michael Novak was an American Catholic philosopher and journalist whose work often explored the intersection of religion, philosophy, and public policy. His writing championed the idea of liberty, drawing from his Catholic perspective to engage with contemporary issues. Novak was a significant voice in intellectual and diplomatic spheres, advocating for his beliefs on freedom and religious liberty.
The Catholic Church has, for generations, been reluctant to come to terms with capitalism. Novak argues that a 100-year debate within the Catholic Church has yielded a richer and more humane vision of capitalism than that described in Weber's "Protestant Ethic".
A Catholic theologian and his skeptical young daughter record their attempts to reach a shared understanding of God, faith, the Catholic Church, and morality.
Examines the relationship between capitalism, socialism, and religion, and argues that the benefits of capitalism need not be bought at the price of spiritual values.
A Philosophy of Self-Knowledge
This book examines the Soviet Union and the gradual process of liberalization in its press and government.
This book discusses how theology and the American corporation as an institution are intertwined.
The Address, Twelve Early Responses, Six Later Reflections
When Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn gave the commencement address at Harvard University in 1978, many Americans expected to hear their country praised by this celebrated refugee from a totalitarian state. Instead they heard some sharply critical views of their legal system, their press, their popular culture, and even their national will. The forthright and controversial speech makes up Part One of this book. A sampling of the avalanche of comment that followed it is included in Part Two. In Part Three, six thoughtful scholars reflect on the ideas and judgments expressed by the great Russian writer.
An Essay on the Future of Democratic Capitalism
Essays on the Changing Direction of Socialist Thought
