Martin Buber's Social and Religious Thought - Alienation and the Quest for Meaning

"Moore focuses on Buber's central message about what it means to be a human being, a person of faith, and what mankind can do to overcome the eclipse of God."
--"Shofar"
"Solid, well researched, and sympathetic . might well spur a person to go back and read Buber."
--"Commonwealth"

About the author

Laurence J. Silberstein

Summary

The author focuses on dimensions of Buber's thought long neglected in existing studies, including his concept of alienation and the crisis of modernity, his role as a social critic and thoughts on utopian socialism and the need for education, and his interpretation of Judaism.

Product details

• Authors: Laurence J Silberstein, Laurence J. Silberstein, Donald Thomas
• Assisted by: Laurence J. Silberstein (Editor)
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.1990
• EAN: 9780814779101
• ISBN: 978-0-8147-7910-1
• No. of pages: 376
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 553 g
• Series: Reappraisals in Jewish Social; Reappraisals in Jewish Social; Modern Jewish Masters
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works