Author: Martin Buber
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691165300
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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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.
Author: Martin Buber
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 188
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The condition Buber calls the "eclipse of God" is the reality that modern life and the teachings of many scholars have in many ways destroyed the opportunity for intimacy with an eternal, ever-present, Thou, or God. Based in part on a series of lectures he gave in the United States in 1951, this book examines Buber's interpretations of Western thinking and belief around this notion of lost intimacy or direct contact with the Divine, focusing particularly on the relationships between religion and philosophy, ethics, and Jungian psychology. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: Sarah K. Pinnock
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791455234
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 216
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Explores the work of post-Holocaust Jewish and Christian thinkers who reject theodicy—arguments explaining why a loving God can permit evil and suffering in the world.
Author: Gerard M. Verschuuren
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780999881484
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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This book was specifically written for all those who feel lost in a world dominated by ideologies that obscure God. It is hard to pinpoint one particular cause of how we feel in such Godforsaken times and places, but science is likely one of the main perpetrators, as some scientists use their scientific "authority" to churn out, with the speed of light, books that promote opinions and views that go far beyond their scientific expertise, and that rob people of any religious beliefs they might have. These prolific writers are inundating the book market, magazines, and the internet with their message that a state of conflict exists between science and religion, and that science is on the winning hand.They loudly broadcast through the megaphones of our society their anti-religious propaganda: (1) Since there was a Big Bang, there is no creation. (2) Because there is only matter, there can be no spirit. (3) There is no purpose in life, for randomness is all there is. (4) There is no God, only a god-gene. (5) Neurons are in complete charge, so the mind is an illusion. (6) Everything is relative, for objective truth just does not exist. (7) Morality is only a matter of personal opinions and preferences. (8) All in all, God is dead. If you wonder how you and your religious faith could ever survive in such an environment, this is the right book for you.
Author: John Metzger
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780976525264
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This book is a theological study, sensitive to Jewish issues, on the doctrine of God and the Person of Jesus Christ, from the Hebrew Scriptures.
Author: Dennis S. Ross
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0827618859
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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The teachings of the great twentieth-century Jewish thinker Martin Buber empower us to enter a spiritual dimension that often passes unnoticed in the daily routine. In A Year with Martin Buber, the first Torah commentary to focus on his life’s work, we experience the fifty-four weekly Torah portions and eleven Jewish holidays through Buber’s eyes. While best known for the spiritual concept of the I-Thou relationship between people, Buber graced us with other fundamentals, including Over Against, Afterglow, Will and Grace, Reification, Inclusion, and Imagine the Real. And his life itself—including his defiance of the Nazis, his call for Jewish-Arab reconciliation, and his protest of Adolf Eichmann’s execution—modeled these teachings in action. Rabbi Dennis S. Ross demonstrates Buber’s roots in Jewish thought and breaks new ground by explaining the broader scope of Buber’s life and work in a clear, conversational voice. He quotes from the weekly Torah portion; draws lessons from Jewish commentators; and sets Buber’s related words in context with Buber’s remarkable life story, Hasidic tales, and writing. A wide variety of anecdotal illustrations from Buber as well as the author’s life encourages each of us to “hallow the everyday” and seek out spirituality “hiding in plain sight.”
Author: A. J. Conyers
Publisher: Burns & Oates
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 210
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"We live in a World no longer under heaven. At least in most people's minds and imaginations that vision of reality has become little more than a caricature, conjuring up the saints and angels of baroque frescoes. And in the church only a hint remains of the power it once exercised in the hearts of believers". So begins A. J. Conyers in this provocative book, and suggests that the eclipse of heaven has resulted in a shallower view of life and death, in a loss of cultural and individual purpose, and in moral disarray. This is a powerful, persuasive plea to stop blocking heaven from our sight, and so to regain hope, meaning, and richer lives -- in this world and the one to come.
Author: Zachary Braiterman
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691059411
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 219
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The impact of technology-enhanced mass death in the twentieth century, argues Zachary Braiterman, has profoundly affected the future shape of religious thought. In his provocative book, the author shows how key Jewish theologians faced the memory of Auschwitz by rejecting traditional theodicy, abandoning any attempt to justify and vindicate the relationship between God and catastrophic suffering. The author terms this rejection "Antitheodicy," the refusal to accept that relationship. It finds voice in the writings of three particular theologians: Richard Rubenstein, Eliezer Berkovits, and Emil Fackenheim. This book is the first to bring postmodern philosophical and literary approaches into conversation with post-Holocaust Jewish thought. Drawing on the work of Mieke Bal, Harold Bloom, Jacques Derrida, Umberto Eco, Michel Foucault, and others, Braiterman assesses how Jewish intellectuals reinterpret Bible and Midrash to re-create religious thought for the age after Auschwitz. In this process, he provides a model for reconstructing Jewish life and philosophy in the wake of the Holocaust. His work contributes to the postmodern turn in contemporary Jewish studies and today's creative theology.
Author: Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1773560506
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 418
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Charles Spurgeon was one of the most evangelical and puritan of protestant minister's in the 19th century. In the fourth volume of these series of sermons: these charismatic and inspiring sermons are enough to encourage, convict and inspire anyone who seeks a closer and more intimate relationship with God.
Author: Amy Marie Burgin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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"Wow! Oh my God!" That's what most people exclaim when they see a Total Solar Eclipse. And that's what you'll find in this book-stories and ideas that make you respond with those same words. Examine the precise mechanics required for a Total Solar Eclipse and ponder what it means for you. Discover your special place in the universe and wonder what it means to find yourself in a rare and favorable place. Discover why God gave us the freedom to choose. Discover how an eclipse proved Einstein's Theory of General Relativity. Discover why Jesus had to die. Discover you are not alone as you enjoy real, delightful, and difficult stories. Compare each phase of the eclipse to the story of the world. Connect stories, science, and faith as you explore the eclipse and discover the beauty of God.
