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Home >  Books >  Awakening from Nihilism
Awakening from Nihilism
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The 1994 Templeton Prize Awarded to Michael Novak
By Michael Novak
Edited by Brian C. Anderson, Derek Cross
Posted: Saturday, January 1, 2000
Awakening from Nihilism
30 pages
Institute of Economic Affairs
Publication Date: July 1995
Paperback
ISBN: 0255363583
Hardcover
ISBN: 0255363583

The author urges the pursuit of religion as a method for finding meaning in the world and as a tool for rejecting nihilism.

Michael Novak is the George Frederick Jewett Scholar in Religion, Philosophy, and Public Policy at AEI.



Table of Contents

Introduction
Dedication
Preface

Part I: The Background

The History of the Templeton Prize
Templeton Prize Winners, 1973-1993
A Short Biography of John Marks Templeton
Templeton Prize Judges 1994
1994 Templeton Prize Winner Honored at Westminister Abbey
The Official Citation

Part II: The 1994 Templeton Address

Looking Backward, Looking Ahead
Awakening from Nihilism

Part III: Bibliographical and Biographical Materials

A Short Biography
A Chronology
Select Bibliography

Part IV: Further Reflections

The Major Writings
An Interview

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