Israel and the World: Essays in a Time of Crisis

by Buber, Martin

• ISBN13: 9780815604815
• ISBN10: 0815604815
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-08-01
• Publisher: Syracuse Univ Pr

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Preface	7	(6)
I. JEWISH RELIGIOSITY	13	(72)
The Faith of Judaism	13	(15)
The Two Foci of the Jewish Soul	28	(13)
The Prejudices of Youth	41	(12)
The Love of God and the Idea of Deity	53	(13)
Imitatio Dei	66	(12)
In the Midst of History	78	(7)
II. BIBLICAL LIFE	85	(52)
What Are We to Do About the Ten Commandments?	85	(4)
The Man of Today and the Jewish Bible	89	(14)
Plato and Isaiah	103	(10)
False Prophets	113	(6)
Biblical Leadership	119	(18)
III. LEARNING AND EDUCATION	137	(30)
Teaching and Deed	137	(9)
Why We Should Study Jewish Sources	146	(3)
On National Education	149	(18)
IV. ISRAEL AND THE WORLD	167	(30)
The Jew in the World	167	(6)
The Power of the Spirit	173	(10)
The Spirit of Israel and the World of Today	183	(14)
V. NATIONALISM AND ZION	197	(67)
The Gods of the Nations and God	197	(17)
Nationalism	214	(13)
The Land and Its Possessors	227	(7)
"And If Not Now, When?"	234	(6)
Hebrew Humanism	240	(13)
Israel and the Command of the Spirit	253	(5)
Israel's Mission and Zion	258	(6)
Sources	264