The Benedict Option and Mediating Structures
by Dale M. CoulterContrary to some analyses, Rod Dreher's The Benedict Option does not call for a retreat from political life. Continue Reading »
The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism
by R. R. RenoThe recent passing of Michael Novak prompted me to take up his masterpiece once again. I first read The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism in the 1980s. At the time, I had no illusions about socialism. It was obviously a failure, economically, politically, and morally. But like so many of my . . . . Continue Reading »
Michael Novak by the Sea
by Mary EberstadtOnce upon a time there was a lion . . . and the lion had a voice like a lamb. The day Michael Novak died, that unbidden couplet mysteriously wrote itself into my head. Now it’s stuck there like a song that won’t go away. Maybe it lingers because I always thought of Michael as a lion, a metaphor . . . . Continue Reading »
While We’re at It
by R. R. Reno♦ Michael Novak died in February. He was a pillar of First Things for more than two decades. Like our founder, Richard John Neuhaus, Michael had been an ardent proponent of a number of progressive causes. Some of his early books about post–Vatican II Catholicism can make you blush. But in the . . . . Continue Reading »
Spirit and Form
by The EditorsThe First Things Podcast, Episode 24. Featuring: Reflections on the late Michael Novak (with special guest Midge Decter); and a battle cry for the traditional Latin Mass. Continue Reading »
In Memoriam Michael Novak
by R. R. RenoOur public life is the better for his many decades of analysis, commentary, and spirited partisanship on behalf of higher religious, moral, and political truths. Continue Reading »
Still Waking Up
by Samuel D. JamesIf in truth we find human dignity, then the reverse is also true: Where truth is cast aside, so also is human dignity. Continue Reading »
Social Justice According to Michael Novak
by Elliot MilcoFirst Things and Encounter Books are excited to be hosting an upcoming event with Michael Novak and Paul Adams, at which they will be discussing ideas from their new book Social Justice Isn't What You Think It Is. This is not the first time Mr. Novak has addressed the topic of social justice at . . . . Continue Reading »
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