Word: novak
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...heresy of Pelagius, the 5th century Christian ascetic who argued that man could gain salvation without divine grace by his efforts alone. Put in secular terms, the Pelagianism of America means an unshakable faith in the righteousness of the U.S. "We tend to think," argues Roman Catholic Philosopher Michael Novak, "that it is not and cannot be evil at the center. We habitually believe that American intentions are good ones, that America has never started a war, that America is always on the side of democracy and justice and liberty, that Americans are unusually innocent, generous and good in their...
...significantly," Evans and Novak claim, the CRIMSON's piece on terrorism "went unchallenged by either administration or faculty...
...discussing Hyland's piece, Evans and Novak suggest that it was the official "manifesto" of the CRIMSON. They identify Hyland-a member of the CRIMSON'S News Board-as "student editor," and they call his article "the CRIMSON's call for terrorism...
...factual record suggests that Evans and Novak have misinterpreted both incidents. Conversations with Faculty members or a glance at recent CRIMSON letter columns show that the CRIMSON article did not go unchallenged. In fact, the "Defense of Terrorism" by Richard E. Hyland '69-4 provoked more dissenting letters than any other article of the past year...
Nowhere in their column, do Evans and Novak identify their source at Harvard. They say only that "a handful of thoughtful faculty members" feel "apprehension and melancholy," and that "a few faculty members (inappropriately labelled 'conservatives')" are the only group at Harvard opposing student radicals...