Catholic theologian who 'moved from left to right' dies at age 83

Michael Novak, a Catholic theologian who argued that capitalism fostered social well-being, died February 17 at the age of 83 in Washington, D.C.

The cause of death was complications from colon cancer, the Washington Post reported.

He authored or edited more than 50 books, his most well-known being The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism, published in 1982. He received the Templeton Prize in 1994 for his “influential new insights into the spiritual foundations of economic and political systems.”