Philip Novak is a Sarlo Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Religion at
Dominican University in
San Rafael, California
San Rafael ( ; Spanish for " St. Raphael", ) is a city and the county seat of Marin County, California, United States. The city is located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's populatio ...
. He received a bachelor's degree in English at
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac, known simply as Notre Dame ( ) or ND, is a private Catholic university, Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, outside the city of South Bend, Indiana, South Bend. French priest Edward Sorin fo ...
(1972), and MA and PhD degrees in Religion at
Syracuse University (1981).
[Faculty page for Philip Novak (shared)]
(accessed 24 April 2011).
He joined the faculty of
Dominican University in 1980.
Novak has been Dean of the School of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences.
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Publications
Books authored or edited by Novak include
*"The World's Wisdom," an anthology of the sacred texts of the world's religions (HarperSanFrancisco 1994)
*"The Vision of Nietzsche" (Vega, 1996)
*"Buddhism: A Concise Introduction" (co-authored with
Huston Smith
Huston Cummings Smith (May 31, 1919 – December 30, 2016) was an influential scholar of religious studies in the United States, He authored at least thirteen books on world's religions and philosophy, and his book about comparative religion, ' ...
, HarperSanFrancisco 2002)
*"The Inner Journey: Views from the Buddhist Tradition" (Morning Light, 2005).
References
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
University of Notre Dame alumni
Syracuse University alumni
Dominican University of California faculty
Distinguished professors of philosophy