Philip Novak Explained

Philip Novak
Main Interests:	Buddhism
Influences:	Huston Smith

Philip Novak is a Sarlo Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Dominican University in San Rafael, California. He received a bachelor's degree in English at University of Notre Dame (1972), and MA and PhD degrees in Religion at Syracuse University (1981).^[1] He joined the faculty of Dominican University in 1980. Novak has been Dean of the School of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences.^[2]

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, HarperSanFrancisco 2002)
• "The Inner Journey: Views from the Buddhist Tradition" (Morning Light, 2005).

Notes and References

1. http://www.dominican.edu/press/expertsdirectory/religion.html Faculty page for Philip Novak (shared)
2. Web site: Faculty — Dominican University of California . www.dominican.edu . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101102204552/http://dominican.edu/academics/ahss/hum/faculty.1.html . 2010-11-02.