A leading conservative thinker offers the first in-depth look at the religious life of America's greatest founding father, George Washington. George 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 ...
In this book, Novak probes the innermost convictions of Washington, Jefferson, Madison and the others who helped the American eagle to take wing. He shows how they were able to find common ground by appealing to the God of the Hebrews. He traces what happened to this Hebrew metaphysics as the world of the founders became the world of modernity.
Business is routinely dismissed as soulless, valueless and rapacious. This book argues against this by saying that business not only creates social connections, lifts its participants out of poverty, and builds the foundations for democracy, but can and must be morally uplifting. Novak defends business executives and provides a philosophy to guide ...
Actor, Poet and Photographer Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill Vol I & II, ESPN's Tilt) releases the only authorized, 10 year Anniversary Edition of his poetry. This book is six-books-in-one that celebrates a decade of Madsen's poetic sketches on the road, on the movie sets and at home. He has been compared to Kerouac and even Charles ...
Written before he became an eminent figure in the Church, Michael Novak's first novel, now with an introduction by Ralph McInerny, is an intriguing story about a young man preparing for the priesthood in Rome in the 1950?s. The Tiber Was Silver provides a unique view of the pre-conciliar Church through the eyes of a young seminarian.
Novak takes on the strident chorus of anti-religion voices and recasts the nature of the debate pitting faith against reason. Written in an accessible, engaging style, this work is a stirring defense of the Christian worldview as a source of strength in an increasingly complicated world.
Actor, poet and now photographer Michael Madsen of Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill Vol. I & II, Donnie Brasco and ESPN's Tilt chronicles his time spent off the movie sets in this full color photography book. The locations range from Texas to Terezin. Madsen dedicates this book to the memory of his friend and Reservoir Dog, co-star Chris Penn.
One of our most important conservative intellectuals offers a vision for democratizing the Islamic third world-one based not on a "clash of civilizations," but on a profound understanding of our common cause. Starting with 9/11 and continuing with the quagmire in Iraq, the West was forced to interact more fully with the civilization of Islam. In ...
Michael Novak's work is challenging. We often disagree sharply in out interpretations and assessments of liberation theology, but he raises important issues which call for clarification and response. Arthur F.McGovern
This volume shows the paths by which the experience of nothingness is becoming common among all those who live in free societies, and details the various experiences that lead to the nothingness point of view.
Rolfe Humphries (1894-1969), in addition to being an oustanding poet, left a trail as a translator, teacher, critic, and editor. But, as Richard Gillman maintains in his introduction, poetry was the driving force behind these other special skills and interests. These letters illumine Humphries and his achievements. We see him as the mentor to ...
The essence of "Ascent of the Mountain, Flight of the Dove" remains intact: its vision of religious studies as sustained reflection on our lifelong voyage to discover who we are. The story we choose for ourselves, the story we live, can sacralize or secularize our lives and our world by the way in which we choose to relate to it. With this ...
The monumental "Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups" is the most authoritative single source available on the history, culture, and distinctive characteristics of ethnic groups in the United States. "Dimensions of Ethnicity" is designed to make this landmark scholarship available to everyone in a series of handy paperbound student ...
The seven deadly sins have provided gossip, amusement, and the plots of morality plays for nearly fifteen hundred years. In Wicked Pleasures, well-known philosopher, business ethicist, and admitted sinner Robert C. Solomon brings together a varied group of contributors for a new look at the old catalogue of sins. Solomon introduces the sins as a ...
This introduction to both the solid science and spooky fun of the human skeletal system features a simple, fast-paced text which provides fascinating information about the human "framework". With the lights on readers see beautifully detailed paintings of children skateboarding, playing the piano, kickboxing, and more. When the lights go out, each ...
This volume argues that critics of the corporation ask it to be something it is not, and they overlook the functions that it performs best - the cultivation of civil society, the fortification of democracy, and the elevation of the poor. Borrowing a phrase from Abraham Lincoln, Michael Novak shows how the corporation weds "the fire of invention" ...
Frederick Hart's sculpture is at once traditional in its adherence to the importance of the human figure, and radical in its sensuality and innovative use of materials. This publication is a comprehensive look into the life and talent of a classical sculptor, whose passion for the spiritual and figurative aspects of his craft is represented in ...
Explains to American Jews the core religious beliefs of Christianity and assesses the threats and promises of the JewishChristian encounter from a Jewish perspective.. Over the past few decades, there has been a dramatic and unprecedented shift in JewishChristian relations, including signs of a new, improved Christian attitude towards Jews. ...
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