Fr. Edvard Kovač (born 1950) is a Slovenian theologian, philosopher and author. He is a member of the

Order of Friars Minor The Order of Friars Minor (commonly called the Franciscans, the Franciscan Order, or the Seraphic Order; Post-nominal letters, postnominal abbreviation OFM) is a Mendicant orders, mendicant Catholic religious order, founded in 1209 by Francis ...

and professor at the University of Ljubljana Theological Faculty and the Catholic University of Toulouse. Kovač is author of numerous published works and has twice been awarded the French

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/ref> In 2000 he received the Rožanc Award (the most prestigious Slovenian award for essayism) for his collection of essays ''Oddaljena bližina'' (The Distant Proximity). His thought has been influenced by the Jewish theologians

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and

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, the Christian existentialism of

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and by the French

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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