Tag Archives: Buber
Between Man and Man
Reading Gerrman in English words Buber’s Between Man and Man. I read it out loud, then again. Clearly, still don’t get it. But it’s worth it. For example, he said of revelation: “We see the light of the meteor, but we … Continue reading
Buber Byte: what religion hides
And if there is nothing that can so hide the face of our fellow [woman and] man as morality can, religion can hide from us as nothing else can the face of God. Martin Buber, Between Man and Man, 1947
Jesus in I and Thou
I’ve found four references to Jesus of Nazareth in I and Thou: Jesus and love (not a feeling): his response to a demon-possessed man, to the beloved disciple; his bold risk “nailed his life long to the cross of the … Continue reading
Wrestling with Buber
Round 1 The sacred is here and now. The only God worth keeping is a God that cannot be kept. The only God worth talking about is a God that cannot be talked about. God is no object of discourse, … Continue reading
My Gog and Magog Blog
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2008 There’s still the OG, GOG & MAGOG BLOG to write someday. But this one will do for now-jlh This is not a war story. It’s about George Bush and Al Qaeda, Iraq and America, Israelis … Continue reading
When Light Lengthens
Tuesday February 12, 2008 Lent Not my favorite time of year. Growing up in El Paso, I belonged to an anti-Catholic family; all I knew about Lent was that on Ash Wednesday Catholic children came from mass with dots of … Continue reading
The Golem and the Soul-Bird
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2008 A companion to Hineni, the previous post You don’t hear many sermons about the end of David’s life at about 70 years. But I’ve always found 1 Kings 1-2 especially tragic: a man whom we remember … Continue reading
Those Magnificent Men and Women in their Flying Machines
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2008 The race for the American Presidency reminds me of that contest in England, where people launch home-built flying machines off a pier and splash into the water. You know they’re going down; the only question is, … Continue reading
