Martin Buber's I and thou : practicing living dialogue /
Martin Buber's I and thou : Practising living dialogue
Kenneth Paul Kramer with Mechthild Gawlick.
- xvi, 215 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
"I am no prophet, philosopher, or theologian. I am simply a man who has seen something and who goes to the window and points to what he sees--Martin Buber.".
Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-212) and index.
Foreword / Martin Buber: Chronology -- Introduction: Genuine Dialogue -- The Generating Grid -- The Twofold World -- Three Relational Realms -- Genuine Relationships -- What Is "Genuine Community"? -- Who Is the "Real I"? -- Hallowing the Everyday -- Glimpsing the "Eternal Thou" -- The Way of "Turning" -- Postscript: Frequently Asked Questions -- The Way of "Inclusion" -- Glossary of Buber's Key Terms. Maurice Friedman -- Pt. I. 1. 2. Pt. II. 3. 4. Pt. III. 5. 6. 7.
"Martin Buber's classic philosophy of dialogue, I and Thou, is at the core of Kenneth Paul Kramer's scholarly and impressive guide. The three main parts of Kramer's work parallel the three key sections of I and Thou while focusing on Buber's concepts of nature, turning, spirit-becoming-forms, true community, the real I, and the eternal Thou. Kramer also illuminates Buber's two fundamental dialogues: the I-Thou and the I-It, Kramer clarifies, puts into practice, and vigorously affirms the moral validity of Buber's philosophy - with its extension to love, marriage, the family, the community, and God - in the conviction that "genuine dialogue" will produce better relations with one another, the world, and God."--BOOK JACKET.