children birth_place nationality main_interests name birth_date language notable_works spouse article_title birth_name occupation
2 chicago , illinois american jewish jewish-christian relations theology , jewish ethics , political theory , david novak 1941 english '' theory '' -lrb- princeton university press , 2000 -rrb- '' covenantal dabru emet '' rights : a study in jewish political melva ziman david novak
 david novak judaic studies professor , theologian
david novak

david novak -lrb- born 1941 in chicago , illinois -rrb- is a jewish theologian , ethicist , and scholar of jewish philosophy and law -lrb- halakha -rrb- .
he is an ordained conservative rabbi and has also trained with catholic moral theologians .
since 1997 he has taught religion and philosophy at the university of toronto ; his areas of interest are jewish theology , ethics and biomedical ethics , political theory -lrb- with a special emphasis on natural law theory -rrb- and jewish-christian relations .
novak has authored 16 books and more than 200 articles in scholarly journals .
his book `` covenantal rights : a study in jewish political theory '' -lrb- princeton university press , 2000 -rrb- was named best book in constructive religious thought by the american academy of religion in 2000 .
he is a regular contributor to abc news ' religion and ethics portal .
he frequently addresses interfaith conferences and contributes to books and journals published by christian theologians .
