Michael Novak
Michael Novak
Michael Novakis an American Catholic philosopher, journalist, novelist, and diplomat. The author of more than twenty-five books on the philosophy and theology of culture, Novak is most widely known for his book The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism. In 1993 Novak was honored with an honorary doctorate degree 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth9 September 1933
CountryUnited States of America
Individual freedom is a Jewish idea, but it's one of the functions of Christianity to make this idea universal.
The Lord God, the creator of Judaism and the God of Judaism and Christianity, empowered our minds and gave us the ability to question.
Jews do not have to be Christians. Christianity is an offshoot of Judaism, but too utopian, too hopeful, too unrealistic a turn.
There is a bigotry rampant in America, against evangelicals. It is the last respectable bigotry.
Christians must be Jews. The truth of what we believe depends on the truth of Judaism, depends on the first covenant.
It is not possible in this culture today to hold up to public pillory and ridicule any group - whether blacks, American Indians, women, homosexuals, Poles, or any of a number of other groups that have been discriminated against in the past. However, the one group you can hold up to public mockery and pillory without fear of reprisal is evangelical Christians.
It sounds like we are trying to make new law here and we are really not.
That just further underscores that this is not authorized.
The universe moves in the direction of Liberty.
Not all of those who cry 'The poor, the poor!' will enter the kingdom of heaven.
In God's eyes, there's not before and after. Every moment of time is simultaneous to God.
If you've ever been in a position in your life where you just can't take any more, you just have to get through the next second, and the next second after that.
We talk about a civilization and love and we're seeing it at the end. So many people around the world are - that whole electronic band that Dostoyevsky imagined of love around the world - that every contribution, every moment of love, every act of kindness feeds that and is like a reservoir for somebody in need to draw upon.
Don't be afraid of anything. We've seen so much suffering and evil in the 20th century and we got through it. We can go on. God is with us. God will help us. Trust Him.