The Ten Commandments embody the core principles of the way of life of ancient Israel and of the Judeo-Christian ethic. Even in our increasingly secular age, their influence on the prevailing morality of the West is enormous--albeit not always acknowledged or welcomed. Today, the Ten Commandments provide a major symbolic...

Today, pluralism needs a new set of protections.

Recent writings by the “new atheists”—Richard Dawkins, Daniel C. Dennett, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens—present an ideal occasion for Michael Novak to return to his deepest philosophical passion: exploring a reasoned approach to questions about the nature and destiny of human beings.

Novak begins No One Sees God...

Most atheists unconsciously acknowledge Judeo-Christian ethics in the way they live.

Atheists who think that believers are simple have a simplistic understanding of belief.

No One Sees God: The Dark Night of Atheists and BelieversBy Michael NovakDoubleday, August 2008, $23.95