Peter Kovačič Peršin (born 1945) is a
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n writer and theologian. His second surname, Peršin, is his mother's. His was one of the founding members of the philosophical and social movement The 2000 Society () and editor of its journal ''Revija 2000''.
In 2010 he received the
Rožanc Award for his collection of essays ''Vrnitev k Itaki: Slovenci v procesih globalizacije'' (Return to Ithaca: Slovenes in the Processes of Globalization). In 2011 he was bestowed the
Golden Order of Merit by the President of Slovenia for his free thinking in his editorial work with which he has persistently and decisively widened the intellectual horizons of the Slovene spirit.
Office of the President of Slovenia Dr. Danilo Türk ''Predsednik republike odlikoval Petra Kovačiča Peršina'' The President Honoured Peter Kovačič Peršin, 20 June 2011
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Slovenian theologians
Slovenian writers
Slovenian editors
Living people
1945 births
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