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.
22 Facts About Michael Novak
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In 1993 Michael Novak was honored with an honorary doctorate at Universidad Francisco Marroquin due to his commitment to the idea of liberty.
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Michael Novak wrote books and articles focused on capitalism, religion, and the politics of democratization.
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Michael Novak served as United States Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in 1981 and 1982 and led the US delegation to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe in 1986.
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Additionally, Michael Novak served on the board of directors of the now-defunct Coalition for a Democratic Majority, a conservative anti-Communist faction of the Democratic Party, which sought to influence the party's policies in the same direction that the Committee on the Present Danger later did.
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Michael Novak was George Frederick Jewett Scholar in Religion, Philosophy, and Public Policy at the American Enterprise Institute.
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Michael Novak was married to Karen Laub-Novak, a professional artist and illustrator, who died of cancer in August 2009.
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Michael Novak attended Harvard University to study philosophy and religion, intending to obtain a doctorate in philosophy of religion.
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Michael Novak stated that he thought the philosophy department was too focused on analytic philosophy, neglecting religion.
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Michael Novak left Harvard after receiving his master's degree and began work as a writer.
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Michael Novak worked as a correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter during the second session of the Second Vatican Council in Rome, where he got the opportunity to fulfill a book contract for a fellow reporter who was not able to complete the project.
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Early in his career, Michael Novak published two novels: The Tiber Was Silver and Naked I Leave.
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Michael Novak proposed that the white ethnic was a distinct race of whites from WASPs who had attempted to erase their cultural heritage and assimilate them.
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Michael Novak supported the notion of separate but equal while rejecting multiculturalism and melting pot theory.
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Michael Novak argues that white ethnics will reject assimilation and live separately from other races.
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Michael Novak taught at Stanford University from 1965 to 1968, during the key years of student revolt throughout California.
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Michael Novak left Stanford for a post as dean of a new "experimental" school at the newly founded State University of New York at Old Westbury, Long Island.
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Michael Novak was a frequent contributor to magazines and journals including First Things and National Review.
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On December 12,2007, Michael Novak declared his support for the presidential candidacy of Republican Mitt Romney.
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Michael Novak was a founding board member of the Institute on Religion and Democracy.
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Michael Novak was a founding member of the Board of Trustees of Ave Maria University and was a member of the Ave Maria Mutual Funds Catholic Advisory Board.
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Michael Novak died of complications from colon cancer February 17,2017, in Washington, DC, at the age of 83.