Michael Novak: Biographical Information

• Biography, from MichaelNovak.Net.
  
• Controversial Engagements. First Things 92 (April 1999): 21-29. A personal account of Novak's life and career.
• Rowing Upstream. CRISIS Magazine. 15 no. 7 (July/August, 1997): 30-35.
  

Interviews with Michael Novak

Michael Novak on the Hunger for Liberty -- an interview with Zenit.org.

1. Part 1: On the Need for Morality to Safeguard Freedom
2. Part 2: The Clash of Civilizations
3. Part 3: On Europe's Lost Desire for Freedom

• Who Are the Neoconservatives? An Interview with Michael Novak Crisis April 12, 2007.
• A Novel Side of Michael Novak; St. Nicola's Many Faces. Zenit. June 9, 2005.
• Bush Bids for Greatness, an interview with the Slovakian Tyzden. January 21, 2005.
• The Universal Hunger for Liberty: Why the Clash of Civilizations Is Not Inevitable. Online discussion with Joanne Myers, Director of Merrill House Programs, and Q&A with readers. Sponsored by the Carnegie Council.
  
• On "The Amerian Experiment" with Peter and Helen Evans. August 4, 2003.
• Michael Novak's Recipe for a Civilization of Love. Zenit.org. July 17, 2003.
• Interview with Kathryn Jean Lopez. March 17, 2000.
  
• Is Business a Calling?. Interview with Ben Wattenberg. PBS Thinktank. May 30, 1999.
• The Free Market & Public Morality. Religion & Liberty. The Acton Institute. May-June 1994.
• Will It Liberate?. Religion & Liberty. The Acton Institute. January-February 1991.

Public Addresses by Michael Novak

• Tocqueville at 200. presented at the opening dinner of the Summer University of Aix en Provence at the end of August, in conjunction with a two-day Liberty Fund colloquium on the life of Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-59), marking the 200th anniversary of his birth.

• Islam Tests Democracy delivered as the First Annual Friedrich Hayek Lecture for the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. May 19, 2005.

• Global Liberty: Toward a foreign policy for democratic nations aversion of a speech presented at the Venice Conference IV on November 19, 2004, as a working paper for Center-Right Parties of the North Atlantic Alliance. Under the leadership of Senator Ferdinando Adornato of Italy, and drawing upon many sources, a public "charter" or "manifesto" is to be issued in 2005.

• Globalization with a Human Face. Remarks delivered before a Roundtable on Globalization and International Development at the "Global Governance and the Politics of Development" conference sponsored by the Vatican Foundation Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice on May 1, 2004. National Review Online May 26, 2004.

• Wealth & Virtue: The moral case for capitalism. Text of a speech delivered before the Mont Pelerin Society in Sri Lanka on January 11, 2004.

• On the Universality of the Catholic University. Excerpts From Address at Ave Maria College. Ann Arbor, MI. May 29, 2003.

• The Moral Heart of Capitalism: You can't make money without it. Sept. 10, 2002. Opening remarks for a panel on corporate responsibility at President Bush's Economic Forum in Waco, Texas.

• A New Conversation among Civilizations. Presented at a conference sponsored by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. March 20, 2002.

• The Ethical Challenges of Global Capitalism: A Response to Ron Sider, Discernment. Vol. 8, No. 2/3 Summer/Fall 2001. [Remarks presented in longer form during the annual David A. Penner Debate, held September 13, 2000, at Wheaton College - .pdf format]

• Catholic social teaching and the American experience; Response by Michael Novak. Boston College: Commonweal Foundation Faith & Reason Institute June 2-4, 2000.

• Catholics and Civic Engagement in the United States, Panel Discussion of John McGreevy's Paper and of Responses by John Farina and Leslie Tentler. Boston College: Commonweal Foundation Faith & Reason Institute June 2-4, 2000.

• God's Country, or Taking the Declaration Seriously. AEI Annual Dinner. (Washington). February 25, 1999.

• Our Better Angels. Text of Michael Novak's speech at the celebration of President Reagan's 88th birthday, delivered on February 5, 1999, before the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, in Simi Valley, CA.
  

• Humanizing Capitalism, Dialogue btw/ Rev. Alan Jones and Michael Novak. Grace Cathedral, Nov. 8, 1998. [RealAudio Format].

• Business as a Calling. Excerpts from the fourth in AEI's 1995-1996 Bradley Lecture Series December 12 in Washington, D.C.

• Inequality & Ideology. Essay is based on a presentation at AEI's Annual Policy Conference on December 5, 1995.

• Awakening from Nihilism presented by Mr. Novak at Westminster Abbey on May 5, 1994. He is the twenty-fourth recipient of The Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion. (Reprinted in First Things August / September 1994).

Books by Michael Novak

• List of Major Works by Michael Novak [.pdf format]
• Extended Summaries of Novak's Writing [.pdf format]

	No One Sees God: The Dark Night of Atheists and Unbelievers March 2006. Related What's the Point of My New Book, No One Sees God "The Corner" National Review August 8, 2008. A Sweaty Struggle, by John J. Hughes. December 8, 2008. What's Your Blick? God or Science? A Catholic philosopher attempts a dialogue with the New Atheists Washington Post September 28, 2008. Between the Covers with John J. Miller: Michael Novak [audio interview]. August 5, 2008. Interview w/ Michael Novak First Things "On The Square" June 24, 2008.
	Washington's God March 2006.
	The Universal Hunger For Liberty: Why the Clash of Civilizations Is Not Inevitable September 2004. Reviews Could Allah be Great for Democracy? Randy Boyagoda. Claremont Review of Books March 8, 2005. Benefits of capitalism, by William H. Petersen. Washington Times Dec. 21, 2004. A Global Gospel of Freedom, by Alan Wolfe. America Nov. 8, 2004. Democracy for All, by Thomas E. Woods, Jr. The American Conservative Feb. 25, 2005.
	On Two Wings: Humble Faith and Common Sense at the American Founding April 2003 Reviews A Republic on the Rise, With Powerful Minds and Earnest Prayers, by Lee Bockhorn. The Wall Street Journal. February 4, 2002 The Eagle's Flight. Review by Charles R. Kesler. National Review. April 8, 2002. One nation, including God, by Wilson Carey McWilliams. CommonWeal. Feb. 22, 2002.
	Three in One: Essays on Democratic Capitalism April 2001
	On Cultivating Liberty: Reflections on Moral Ecology March 1999
	Tell Me Why: A Father Answers His Daughter's Questions about God September 1998 Book Reviews Review by John J., Jr. Diiulio. National Review, Oct. 12, 1998. Gen-X Apologetics, by David Neff, Christianity Today.
	Business As a Calling: Work and the Examined Life August 1996
	The Fire of Invention: Civil Society and the Future of the Corporation January 1997 Book Reviews Review - BrothersJudd.com. March 17, 2001.
	Unmeltable Ethnics: Politics and Culture in American Life December 1995 (2nd edition; originally published 1972)
	The Catholic Ethic & The Spirit of Capitalism February 1993
	Will it Liberate?: Questions About Liberation Theology July 1991 Book Reviews Review by Lee Cormie. St. Michael's College. Theology Today Vol. 45, No. 3, October 1988.
	The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism June 1991 Book Reviews Benne and Novak on Capitalism, by Daniel A. Dombrowski. Theology Today Vol. 41, No. 1. April 1984.
	This Hemisphere of Liberty November 1990. Book Reviews A Catholic Whiggism for Latin America, by Richard J. Neuhaus. Washington Post Book World. Jan 6, 1991. [Future of Freedom Foundation] Review, by Richard M. Ebeling, May 1991. Freedom Daily The Future of Freedom Foundation. Review by Jeffrey A. Tucker. The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty October 1991. The Foundation for Economic Education.
	The Guns of Lattimer July 1996
	Freedom with Justice: Catholic Social Thought and Liberal Institutions February 1989 [2000 reprint] Book Reviews Review by John T. Pawlikowski, O.S.M. Theology Today Vol. 42, no. 2. July 1985. Review by John K. Williams. The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty Foundation for Economic Education. December 1985.
	Free Persons and the Common Good January 1988

Articles on Michael Novak

• "Michael Novak's Portrait of Democratic Capitalism", by Edward W. Younkins. Markets & Morality. Vol. 2, No. 9 Spring 1999.
• The Novak Achievement, by Fr. Richard J. Neuhaus. First Things 36 (October 1993): 60-70.
• Morality, Capitalism and Democracy, by Roger Kerr. New Zealand Business Roundtable. Dec. 7, 1992.

Book Reviews by Michael Novak

• What "Dark Ages"?. Review of The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success, by Rodney Stark. The New Criterion February 1, 2006.
• In Defense of Globalization. Review of the book by agdish Bhagwati (Oxford University Press, 2004).
• The Last Liberal. Review of Sarge: The Life and Times of Sargent Shriver, by Scott Stossel. Weekly Standard May 24, 2004.
• Is It Bad Culture or Bad Laws That Keep Some Countries Poor?, by Michael Novak. Review of Culture Matters: How Values Shape Human Progress, edited by Lawrence E. Harrison and Samuel P. Huntington. The Weekly Standard. January 15, 2001.
• An Authentic Modernity. Review of The Ethics of Authenticity, by Charles Taylor. (Harvard University Press). First Things 33 (May 1993): 40-42.
• A Smith For All Seasons. Review of Adam Smith in His Time and Ours: Designing the Decent Society, by Jerry Z. Muller. (Free Press). First Things 35 (August/September 1993): 52-55.
• The Secularist Faith. Review of The Wealth & Poverty of Nations, by David S. Landes (Norton). First Things 85 (August/September 1998): 58-61.
• A Good Life. Review of The Life of Thomas More, by Peter Ackroyd. The Weekly Standard. Dec. 28, 1998.

Michael Novak: Washington's God

Washington has long been viewed as the patron saint of secular government, but in Washington's God, Michael Novak and his daughter, Jana, reveal that it was Washington's strong faith in divine Providence that gave meaning and force to his monumental life. Narrowly escaping a British trap during the Battle of Brooklyn, Washington didn't credit his survival to courage or tactical expertise; he blamed himself for marching his men into certain doom and marveled at the Providence that delivered them. Throughout his career, Washington held fast to the conviction that America's liberty was dependent on our faithfulness to God's will and our trust in Providence.

Washington's God shows Washington not only as a man of resource, strength, and virtue, but also as a man with deeply held religious values. This new presentation of Washington-as a man whose religion guided his governance-will bring him into today's debates about the role of faith in government and will challenge everything we thought we knew about the inner life of the father of our country.

Reviews

• A True Believer, by Diana Furchtgott-Roth. New York Post March 12, 2006.
• Was George Washington a Christian? - "A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma". Review by Al Zambone. Christianity Today: "Books & Culture" April 3, 2006.
• The Founding Believer, by Mark Tooley. The American Spectator May 2, 2006.
• Washington's God: Review & Commentary by Joseph Bottum (First Things "On The Square" February 14, 2006).

  Related Discussion

• Washington's Faith and the Birth of America, by Michael Novak, Jana Novak. The American Enterprise May 2006.
• The Founding Fathers: Solving modern problems, building wealth and finding God, by David Liss. Washington Post June 11, 2006.
• "The Framers and the Faithful: How modern evangelicals are ignoring their own history", by Steven Waldman. Washington Monthly April 2006.
• Founder's faith, by Shelley Widhalm. Washington Times March 26, 2006.
• The Framers and the Faithful, discussion at Amy Welborn's Open Book March 18, 2006.
• Washington's Sun God: Reviewing a Review, by Michael Novak. Response to The New York Sun March 7, 2006).
• Tom Ashbrook's (WBUR, Boston) interview of Washington's God author Michael Novak and Gordon Wood, professor of history at Brown University Radio interview. Monday, Feb. 20, 2006. Windows or RealAudio format (or Mp3, via Peter ("The American Moderate").
• In Honor of the Father of Our Country - His Excellency, George Washington, Jay Andersen (Pro Ecclesia, Pro Familia, Pro Civitate).
• Divining W.: Inside Washington’s God - National Review interviews Michael and Jana Novak. February 20, 2006.
• On Providence: The Education of George Washington MichaelNovak.Net (1/17/2006)

Michael Novak on the Moral and Religious Principles of America's Founding

On Two Wings: Humble Faith and Common Sense at the American Founding
Encounter Books (August 2001).

The U.S. isn't officially Christian, but Novak demonstrates that the men who created it rooted the country conceptually in the Bible. The characterizations of God in the Declaration of Independence derive from the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament), probably deliberately, because all Christian denominations accepted them. Faith in God was ubiquitous among the founders, who regarded religion as necessary to maintain a just and equitable society. Only a moral (because religious) society would foster responsible citizens; pursuing freedom without religion, individuals would create a chaos of competing self-interests. Finally, the founders' conception of rights derived more from Acquinas than from Enlightenment philosophers. Quoting so often from the founders and their influences that this is practically a documentary history, Novak is compelling on those major propositions and others. He concludes by answering 10 common questions about religion and the founders, and he appends comments on some lesser-known important founders and the Revolution's great fellow traveler, Thomas Paine, who believed in God despite disapproving all the religions he knew. Hard but invaluably informative reading. [Source: Ray Olson, Booklist]

• Meacham Nods, Odd lapses National Review Online. Dec. 14, 2007. [On Newsweek's John Meacham's misreading of John Adams and George Washington on church and state].
• The Faith of the Founding. First Things 132 (April 2003): 27-32.
• A Nation That Believes: America without religion is not America. National Review. Dec. 31, 2001.
• Who Needs God?. American Enterprise Jan, 2001. Adapted from his chapter in the new collection The Collapse of Communism (Hoover Press).
• The Founders and the Torah. The New York Times. Sept. 4, 2000.
  
• With Liberty & Prayer for All. The New York Times. June 18, 1999.

Michael Novak on Pope John Paul II & the election of Pope Benedict XVI

• Culture in Crisis: Cardinal Ratzinger has diagnosed relativism's evils, and offers an alternative. National Review Online. April 19, 2005.
  
• Farewell to a Great. National Review Online. April 12, 2005.
• John Paul the Great. National Review April 8, 2005. [Cover story in the April 25, 2005 issue].
• The Embodied Self, First Things 130 (February 2003): 18-21. On Pope John Paul II's meditations on human sexuality presented during his general audiences.
• A Pope and His Critics: What the young people are responding to and the elites don't get, by Michael Novak. National Review Online. July 26, 2002.
• The Pope's Critics, by Michael Novak. National Post July 26, 2002.
• The Two Wings on Which the Human Spirit Rises: The Pope's Defense of Reason. The New York Times. Oct. 16, 1998.
• Capitalism Rightly Understood: The View of Christian Humanism. Faith & Reason, April 1991. On John Paul II's papal encyclical Centesimus Annus.

Michael Novak on Democratic Capitalism and Social Justice

• The Beginning of Economic Wisdom. National Interest. March 11, 2003.
• Defining Social Justice. First Things 108 (December 2000): 11-13.
• Capitalism and the Human Spirit. The Public Interest April 15, 2000.
  
• The International Vocation of American Business. Religion & Liberty. The Acton Institute. July-August, 1999.
• God, Man & Money. Catholic Dossier May-June 1999.
  
• Economics as Humanism. First Things 76 (October 1997): 18-19.
  
• Capitalism Rightly Understood: The View of Christian Humanism. Faith & Reason, April 1991.
      Centesimus Annus: Maintaining the Continuity of Catholic Social Teaching. Response by Stephen M. Krason. Faith & Reason Winter 1991.
• The Closet Socialists. The Christian Century February 16, 1977, p. 171.

Michael Novak on Human Dignity and Religious Freedom

• The Truth About Religious Freedom First Things 161 (March 2006): 17-20.
• Human Dignity, Personal Liberty: Themes from Abraham Kuyper and Leo XIII. Journal of Markets & Morality Volume 5, Number 1. Spring 2002.
• How Christianity Created Capitalism. The Wall Street Journal. Dec. 23, 1999.
• Human Dignity, Human Rights. First Things 97 (November 1999): 39-42.
  
• The Judeo-Christian Foundation of Human Dignity, Personal Liberty, and the Concept of the Person Markets & Morality Vol. 1, No. 2. Fall 1998.
  
• Aquinas & The Heretics. First Things 58 (December 1995): 33-38.
  
• The Future of Civil Society. CRISIS Magazine, 14 no. 8. September 1996.