Fr. Edvard Kovač (born 1950) is a Slovenian theologian, philosopher and author. He is a member of the Order of Friars Minor and professor at the University of Ljubljana Theological Faculty and the

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. Kovač is author of numerous published works and has twice been awarded the French

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and by the French Nouvelle Théologie.

Published works

* ''Nietzschejeva tragičnost'' (The Tragedy of Nietzsche), 1980 * ''Slovenska nacionalna zavest'' (Slovene National Conscience), 1992 (with Franc Rode) * ''Modrost o ljubezni'' (Wisdom on Love), 1992 * ''Oddaljena bližina'' (The Distant Proximity), 2000

References

Slovenian writers Slovenian theologians Living people 1950 births Slovenian Friars Minor 20th-century Slovenian philosophers Academic staff of the University of Ljubljana Academic staff of the University of Toulouse 21st-century Slovenian philosophers {{slovenia-writer-stub