Belief and Unbelief: A Philosophy of Self-Knowledge

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1965. First edition. First edition. 223 pp. Bound in publisher's crimson cloth with gilt spine lettering, green topstain. Near Fine with one or two dog-eared pages in a slightly rubbed dust jacket with light wear along top edge, front flap creased, unclipped ($4.95). A major 20th century defense of Catholicism, which has gone through three editions since publication. Sidney Hook wrote of it in Commentary: "A remarkable book...by Michael Novak...who writes with verve and distinction about God, man, and the world. Impressed by the scrupulous restraint with which naturalist philosophers refuse to read their fears or hopes (truncated) into the universe and by the depths of their tragic humanism, he has made a fresh attempt to restate the case for Christian theism and to meet the challenge of naturalism without sacrificing or diluting his own faith.". (Inventory #: 140945720)