Books by David Novak

Drawing on more than a decade of research in Japan and the United States, David Novak traces the "cultural feedback" that generates and sustains Noise, an underground music genre combining distortion and electronic effects.

This book argues that tensions between Jewish and Christian doctrine may be lessened if texts are regarded as philosophical frameworks of exploration as opposed to ethical commitments.

Acknowledges that it is impossible not to take into account the theological view of human life, but the challenge is how to present the religious perspective to non-religious people. This work shows that the two positions - the theological and the philosophical - aren't as far apart as they may seem.

Features prominent thinkers who demonstrate how natural law can be used to resolve a wide range of complex social, political, and constitutional issues by addressing controversial subjects that include the family, taxation, war, racial discrimination, medical technology, and sexuality.