I and Thou
by:
Martin Buber (author)
'The publication of Martin Buber's I and Thou was a great event in the religious life of the West.' Reinhold Niebuhr
Martin Buber (1897-19) was a prolific and influential teacher and writer, who taught...
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<img src="http://www.continuumbooks.com/pub/images/impactslogo.gif" align="left"><br/>'The publication of Martin Buber's I and Thou was a great event in the religious life of the West.' Reinhold Niebuhr<br/><br/>Martin Buber (1897-19) was a prolific and influential teacher and writer, who taught philosophy at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem from 1939 to 1951. Having studied philosophy and art at the universities of Vienna, Zurich and Berlin, he became an active Zionist and was closely involved in the revival of Hasidism.<br/><br/>Recognised as a landmark of twentieth century intellectual history, I and Thou is Buber's masterpiece. In this book, his enormous learning and wisdom are distilled into a simple, but compelling vision. It proposes nothing less than a new form of the Deity for today, a new form of human being and of a good life. In so doing, it addresses all religious and social dimensions of the human personality.<br/><br/>Translated by Ronald Gregor Smith>
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780826476937 (0826476937)
Publish date: December 9th 2004
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Literature,
Jewish,
Religion,
Philosophy,
Spirituality,
Psychology,
Theology,
Theory,
Judaism
I know this is a classic and a great book. It is deep and difficult to understand. That being said, I felt like I comprehended about 30% of what Buber was talking about. So I liked it, but didn't love it. I think I'll come back to it in a few years when I'm a bit smarter and see how far I get.