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What People Are Saying About NOSG

No One Sees God is both personal and very timely to the current religious debates . . . a homerun” -- Kenneth Blackwell, New York Sun

“It is a wise and important book” -- Dinesh D’Souza, tothesource.com

“Novak's book is among the best of the genre; it is erudite, sincere and rendered in clear and accessible prose” -- Jacques Berlinerblau Washington Post Book World

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Book Review

Read the Washington Post Book World review of No One Sees God here.

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Radio Interview

Listen to Michael Novak discuss No One Sees God on The Dennis Prager Show here.

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TV Interview

Michael Novak on The Harvest Show.

Watch the whole interview here.

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Q & A

Michael Novak recently sat down with Mary Jacobs of the United Methodist Reporter to discuss his new book No One Sees God.  

"For years I have wanted to return to the subject of Belief and Unbelief, my first major book, published in 1965, and my other book, The Experience of Nothingness, an examination of nihilism and existentialism. The recent books by Dawkins and Hitchens raised a lot of objections based on reason which I think don’t hold water."

Read the entire interview here. 

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Radio Interview

Listen to Michael Novak as he outlines the conversation about belief and unbelief No One Sees God.

"To begin a conversation you have to at least grant that the other side may have reasons, and listen for them instead of just chopping them to death with witticisms"

Hear the entire interview on Relevant Radio here.

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Michael Novak sits down with National Review Online to discuss his new book, No One Sees God.

“God is not just another piece of furniture in the universe; you’re not going to discover him with your eyes.”

Listen to all of Novak's interview with National Review Online here.

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Read the Spirit with David Crumm, July 23, 2008

"So, if we find ourselves in this darkness, unable to see God, what do we do? In the darkness, we turn to love of our neighbor and we try to make life better and easier for all of us. This is the way we serve God in the darkness.

You might feel like the bottom of a birdcage yourself, but begin to show someone else love -- because they are worthy of love –- and, as you do that, you'll find a sort of sweetness coming into your life. You'll find something cool and fresh in the darkness.

What I'm saying to believers is that most of us, even in the midst of our belief, also find ourselves in some of the most insecure, dark places. And I'm saying that is part of a proper relationship with God. It's part of what the Bible describes as an adult experience of God."

Read the entire interview with Michael Novak here.

 

Praise for No One Sees God:

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“With learning and humor, Michael Novak calls for respectful dialogue between believers and skeptics. This book could not have come at a better time.” -- Glenn Harlan Reynolds, Beauchamp Brogan Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Tennessee and Creator of Instapundit.com

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“One does not have to agree with Michael Novak to find this book well worth reading. In his critique of atheism, he rightly says that no one has enough proof that there is no God. But isn't the same true of those who believe that there IS a God? That goes a long way toward explaining why I am an agnostic. Moreover, Novak would agree that ethical behavior--living by the Golden Rule--doesn't depend on a belief in God. But I nonetheless found the force and eloquence of his argument a most helpful test for my own beliefs.” -- Lawrence Harrison, (Director of the Cultural Change Institute at the Fletcher School, Tufts University, and Author of The Central Liberal Truth.)

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"Michael Novak, a firm theist, takes on a formidable host of clever atheists in one absorbing encounter after another. Novak holds his ground throughout without a trace of contentiousness—and with a depth of learning that should move believers, doubters, and unbelievers alike. The arguments are fascinating. The company is delightful. I have never seen the subject treated with such sympathy, urbanity, and generosity of spirit." -- Christina Hoff Sommers (Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute)

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“No One Sees God is a lightning flash of illumination about our post-secular age-proving, as everything that Michael Novak writes does, that faith and reason can work together. Engaging on the highest level (and with intellectual charity) with today's “new atheist” writers, and showing what they've missed or misunderstood about religion, Novak has written a book for the ages that anyone interested in the big questions, believer or unbeliever, will profit from.” -- Brian C. Anderson (Editor, City Journal)

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“American Presidents like George Washington and Abraham Lincoln knew a lot about 'the darkness' in which God dwells, and the trust that is necessary when one's eyes cannot see Him. This new book by Michael Novak is one of the most fascinating reflections on the God known through reason that I have ever encountered, the God whom we trust in shadow and in light, in defeat as well as in victory. Many, many readers will recognize in these pages elements of their own experience.” -- Newt Gingrich, Former Speaker of the House, and author of Rediscovering God in America

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“This book is one of the most lyrical and moving reflections on God I have encountered. It is also remarkably generous, both to believers and non-believers. Most helpfully it is about how to pray, and how to suffer through the dark night in which answers, and communication, seem absent. A remarkable book by a remarkable man.” -- Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal columnist and author of John Paul the Great

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"We live in a world where, for many, God is the embodiment of a ferocious monster. In whose name fanatics claim absolute power, kill randomly, confine women, and brainwash children. The concept of God that Michael Novak offers us in this book is certainly more attractive. Michael's God combines reason, compassion, and faith. The present debate on faith and reason is presented as a conflict between atheists and believers. Michael Novak shifts that debate to one between those who share his concept of god, and those whose who define their God as an enemy of humanity. This book definitely offers a welcome perspective." -- Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute and Best-selling author of Infidel