Eclipse of God : Studies in the Relation between Religion and Philosophy / Martin Buber.

Author
Buber, Martin [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only
Published/​Created
  • Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]
  • ©2016
Description
1 online resource (145 p.)

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Biblical in origin, the expression "eclipse of God" refers to the Jewish concept of hester panim, the act of God concealing his face as a way of punishing his disobedient subjects. Though this idea is deeply troubling for many people, in this book Martin Buber uses the expression hopefully-for a hiding God is also a God who can be found.First published in 1952, Eclipse of God is a collection of nine essays concerning the relationship between religion and philosophy. The book features Buber's critique of the thematically interconnected-yet diverse-perspectives of Soren Kierkegaard, Hermann Cohen, C.G. Jung, Martin Heidegger, and other prominent modern thinkers. Buber deconstructs their philosophical conceptions of God and explains why religion needs philosophy to interpret what is authentic in spiritual encounters. He elucidates the religious implications of the I-Thou, or dialogical relationship, and explains how the exclusive focus on scientific knowledge in the modern world blocks the possibility of a personal relationship with God.Featuring a new introduction by Leora Batnitzky, Eclipse of God offers a glimpse into the mind of one of the modern world's greatest Jewish thinkers.
Notes
Originally published: Harper & Brothers, 1952.
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)
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English
Contents
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction to the 2016 Edition
  • Foreword
  • 1. PRELUDE: REPORT ON TWO TALKS
  • 2. RELIGION AND REALITY
  • 3. RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
  • 4. THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE IDEA OF DEITY
  • 5. RELIGION AND MODERN THINKING
  • 6. RELIGION AND ETHICS
  • 7. ON THE SUSPENSION OF THE ETHICAL
  • 8. GOD AND THE SPIRIT OF MAN
  • 9. SUPPLEMENT: REPLY TO C. G. JUNG
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ISBN
  • 9781400874088
  • 1400874084
OCLC
  • 973222910
  • 984520976
Doi
  • 10.1515/9781400874088
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