Philip Novak is a Sarlo Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Dominican University

Dominican University of California

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 in San Rafael, California

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. He received a bachelors degree in English at University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame

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 (1972), and MA and PhD degrees in Religion at Syracuse University

Syracuse University

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 (1981).
He joined the faculty of Dominican University

Dominican University of California

Dominican University of California is a four year, accredited, private, Catholic-heritage, and co-educational institution located in San Rafael, California. Founded in 1890 as Dominican College, Dominican is one of the oldest universities in California. The U.S. News and World Report ranks...

 in 1980.
Novak has been Dean of the School of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences.

Publications

Books authored or edited by Novak include

• "The World's Wisdom," an anthology of the sacred texts of the world's religions (HarperSanFrancisco 1994)
• "The Vision of Nietzsche" (Vega, 1996)
• "Buddhism: A Concise Introduction" (co-authored with Huston Smith
  Huston Smith
  Huston Cummings Smith is a religious studies scholar in the United States. His book The World's Religions remains a popular introduction to comparative religion.-Education:...
  
  , HarperSanFrancisco 2002)
• "The Inner Journey: Views from the Buddhist Tradition" (Morning Light, 2005).