The Tiber was Silver - Softcover

Novak, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1932589139 ISBN 13: 9781932589139

Publisher: Sapientia Press Ave Maria Univ, 2005

Synopsis

This reprint of Michael Novak’s first novel is an intriguing story about a young man preparing for priesthood in Rome and studying theology at the Gregorianum, and his struggles with whether he is truly called to the priesthood. It takes place in the 1950’s, a time of the Hungarian Revolution, the launching of the Sputnik, when Kennedy succeeded Eisenhower, just before Pope John XXIII would take the place of Pope Pius XII, and when there were evident stirrings within the Church that would ultimately result in Vatican II. The Tiber Was Silver provides a unique view of the pre-conciliar Church through the eyes of a young seminarian and draws the reader into his momentous decision.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Novak is George Frederick Jewett Scholar in Religion, Philosophy, and Public Policy at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. He has twice been the US ambassador to the UN Human Rights Commission and is a member of the National Endowment for Democracy board. He is the author of over two dozen books and numerous scholarly articles which have appeared in First Things, The Weekly Standard, and National Review Online. He is the winner of the 1994 Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion.

Review:

A vivid portrait, not only of a man drawn to the priesthood, but of an important moment in the Church. -- Robert P. George, Princeton University

The striking this is that his book, published in 1961, wears so well. There is nothing out of date. -- Ralph McInerny, Co-publisher of Crisis Magazine

The timing could not be better for this reissue of Novak's novel. -- Mary Ann Glendon, Learned Hand Professor of Law, Harvard University

About this edition

• Publisher: Sapientia Press Ave Maria Univ
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1932589139
• ISBN 13: 9781932589139
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 330