Michael Novak

American theologian, philosopher, journalist, novelist, and diplomat (1933-2017) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 83

Michael John Novak Jr. was an American Catholic philosopher, journalist, novelist, and diplomat. The author of more than forty books on the philosophy and theology of culture, Novak is most widely known for his book The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism (1982).

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2017Died17 February 20172000Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, class IIIAward1999Francis Boyer AwardAward1997Honorary Doctor of University of Economics in BratislavaAward1996Grand Officer of the Order of the White Double CrossAward1933Born9 September 1933

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The gravesite of Michael and Karen Novak in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

Awards

Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, class III2000

Francis Boyer Award1999

Honorary Doctor of University of Economics in Bratislava1997

Grand Officer of the Order of the White Double Cross1996

Templeton Prize

Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland

About this person

In 1993 Novak was honored with an honorary doctorate at Universidad Francisco Marroquín due to his commitment to the idea of liberty. In 1994 he was awarded the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion, which included a million-dollar purse awarded at Buckingham Palace. He wrote books and articles focused on capitalism, religion, and the politics of democratization.

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Websitemichaelnovak.net

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