| Israel and the World: Essays in a Time of Crisis Contributor(s): Buber, Martin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815604815 ISBN-13: 9780815604815 Publisher: Syracuse University Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 1997 Annotation: Written over a period of forty years, Martin Buber's essays represent a dual attempt: first, to clarify the relation of certain aspects of Jewish thinking and Jewish living to contemporary intellectual movements, and second, to analyze critically those trends within Jewish life, which, surrendering to many ideologies, tend to weaken the teachings of Israel. Topics range from "The Faith of Judaism", "Plato and Isaiah", and "Hebrew Huamanism". Buber speaks out openly, sharply criticizing false or distorted conceptions, guiding his reader to the very heart of each issue. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Religion | Judaism - Theology |
| Dewey: 296.3 |
| LCCN: 97015822 |
| Series: Martin Buber Library |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.57" W x 8.54" (0.73 lbs) 266 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Arab World - Cultural Region - Middle East - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Written over 40 years, this text seeks to: clarify the relation of certain aspects of Jewish thinking and Jewish living to contemporary intellectual movements; and to analyze those trends within Jewish life, which, surrendering to many ideologies, tend to weaken the teachings of Israel. |
