Martin Buber: The Life of Dialogue

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Preface to the Fourth Edition xi
• Part One - Introduction 1
• Chapter 1 - The Narrow Ridge 3
• Chapter 2 - The Problem of Evil 12
• Chapter 3 - Hasidism 17
• Part Two - Buber's Early Thought 27
• Chapter 4 - Mysticism 29
• Chapter 5 - Philosophy of Judaism 34
• Chapter 6 - Philosophy of Realization 38
• Chapter 7 - Dialectic of Religion and Culture 45
• Chapter 8 - Community and Religious Socialism 49
• Chapter 9 - Threshold of Dialogue 55
• Part Three - Dialogue 63
• Chapter 10 - All Real Living is Meeting 65

• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Preface to the Fourth Edition xi
• Part One - Introduction 1
• Chapter 1 - The Narrow Ridge 3
• Chapter 2 - The Problem of Evil 12
• Chapter 3 - Hasidism 17
• Part Two - Buber's Early Thought 27
• Chapter 4 - Mysticism 29
• Chapter 5 - Philosophy of Judaism 34
• Chapter 6 - Philosophy of Realization 38
• Chapter 7 - Dialectic of Religion and Culture 45
• Chapter 8 - Community and Religious Socialism 49
• Chapter 9 - Threshold of Dialogue 55
• Part Three - Dialogue 63
• Chapter 10 - All Real Living is Meeting 65
• Chapter 11 - The World of It 71
• Chapter 12 - The Eternal Thou 80
• Chapter 13 - What is Man? 89
• Chapter 14 - The Life of Dialogue 98
• Part Four - The Nature and Redemption of Evil 115
• Chapter 15 - The Nature of Evil 117
• Chapter 16 - The Eclipse of God 131
• Chapter 17 - The Redemption of Evil 155
• Chapter 18 - For the Sake of Heaven 174
• Part Five - Between Man and Man 187
• Chapter 19 - Buber's Theory of Knowledge 189
• Chapter 20 - Education 207
• Chapter 21 - Psychotherapy 216
• Chapter 22 - Ethics 233
• Chapter 23 - Social Philosophy 245
• Part Six - Between Man and God 265
• Chapter 24 - Symbol, Myth, and History 267
• Chapter 25 - The Faith of the Bible 284
• Chapter 26 - Buber and Judaism 307
• Chapter 27 - Buber and Christianity 319
• Conclusion 334
• Appendix A 337
• Appendix B 353
• Bibliography 367
• Index 393