What is Michael Novak?
[[File:MichaelNovak (cropped).jpg|thumb|Novak in July 2004]] '''Michael Novak''' (September 9, 1933 &ndash; February 17, 2017) was an [[Americans|American]] [[Roman Catholic|Catholic]] [[philosopher]], [[journalist]], [[novelist]] and [[diplomat]]. He wrote more than forty books on the [[philosophy]] and [[theology]] of [[culture]]. He was known for his book ''[[The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism]]'' (1982). In 1994, he was awarded the [[Templeton Prize]] for Progress in Religion. He mostly wrote books and articles about [[capitalism]], [[religion]], and the [[Democracy|politics of democratization]]. Novak was born in [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania|Johnstown]], [[Pennsylvania]]. He was married to Karen Laub-Novak. He had three children. Novak died from complications of [[colon cancer]] on February 17, 2017 in [[Washington, D.C.]], at the age of 83.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.commentarymagazine.com/politics-ideas/michael-novak-in-memoriam/|title=In Memoriam: Michael Novak, 1933-2017|work=Commentary|date=February 17, 2017|access-date=February 17, 2017|first=Noah|last=Rothman|archive-date=February 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222024355/https://www.commentarymagazine.com/politics-ideas/michael-novak-in-memoriam/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Commons category}} {{Wikiquote}} {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Novak, Michael}} [[Category:1933 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:American diplomats]] [[Category:American political writers]] [[Category:American philosophers]] [[Category:American Roman Catholics]] [[Category:American theologians]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Washington, D.C.]] [[Category:Deaths from colorectal cancer]] [[Category:Journalists from Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Politicians from Pennsylvania]] [[Category:People from Johnstown, Pennsylvania]] {{US-bio-stub}}