Edvard Kovač Explained

Edvard Kovač
Occupation:	Theologian, philosopher and writer
Notableworks:	Oddaljena bližina

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 Catholic University of Toulouse.^[1]

Kovač is author of numerous published works and has twice been awarded the French Ordre du Mérite.^{[2] [3]} 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 Emmanuel Levinas and Martin Buber, the Christian existentialism of Gabriel Marcel 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

Notes and References

1. http://www.teof.uni-lj.si/?viewPage=153&action=view&id=30 Ljubljana Theological Faculty site
2. http://www.rtvslo.si/kultura/drugo/edvard-kovac-prejme-red-za-zasluge/151083 RTVSLO.si – Edvard Kovač prejme Red za zasluge Edvard Kovač receives Order of Merit
3. http://www.rtvslo.si/kultura/drugo/francija-odlikovala-slovenske-viteze-reda-umetnosti-in-leposlovja/268873 RTVSLO.si – Francija odlikovala slovenske viteze reda umetnosti in leposlovja France Honours Slovene Knights of the Order of Merit in Arts and Literature