The Universal Hunger for Liberty
Why the Clash of Civilizations Is Not Inevitable
Christopher DeMuth, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick (1926-2006), Michael Novak
September 29, 2004
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Starting with 9/11 and continuing with the quagmire in Iraq, the West was forced to interact more fully with the civilization of Islam. In The Universal Hunger for Liberty (Basic Books, 2004), Michael Novak sets forth a new model for facing this very challenge—and for healing a still violently fractured world. We will only succeed in building a more harmonious world order, Novak argues, if we embrace the fundamental role of human liberty—as conceived by our Judeo-Christian founding fathers—in bringing about historical change. Can we also find grounds in Islam for political, economic, and religious liberty—and thereby ensure a safe future for people in all corners of the globe?

About the Author

 

Christopher
DeMuth
  • Christopher DeMuth was president of AEI from December 1986 through December 2008. Previously, he was administrator for information and regulatory affairs in the Office of Management and Budget and executive director of the Presidential Task Force on Regulatory Relief in the Reagan administration; taught economics, law, and regulatory policy at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University; practiced regulatory, antitrust, and general corporate law; and worked on urban and environmental policy in the Nixon White House.

     

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    Email: cdemuth@aei.org

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Michael
Novak
  • Michael Novak, a philosopher, theologian, and author, is the 1994 recipient of the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion. He has been an emissary to the United Nations Human Rights Commission and to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe. He has written twenty-seven books on the philosophy and theology of culture, especially the essential elements of a free society. His latest book is No One Sees God: The Dark Night of Atheists and Believers (Doubleday, 2008).
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    Email: mnovak@aei.org
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