Hope for Our Time
(April 1999)
Key Trends in the Thought of Martin Buber Avraham Shapira - Author Jeffrey M. Green - Translator
In this book, Avraham Shapira traces the history of Buber's ideas and locates underlying structures which unite Buber's thought. Ultimately, Hope for Our Time shows the connection between Buber's philosophy and his spiritual biography.
"Martin Buber remains one of the truly important religious teachers of the twentieth century. His 'philosophy of dialogue' and his commitment to personal encounter with the Other have had great impact o...(Read More)
The Paradoxical Ascent to God
(December 1992)
The Kabbalistic Theosophy of Habad Hasidism Rachel Elior - Author Jeffrey M. Green - Translator
This book is a study of the Habad Hasidism movement, an influential part of the Hasidic Movement, which originated in the eigteenth century. Habad was founded by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi (1745-1813) who established a Hasidic community in Belorussia and who set forth the new Habad doctrine in a book entitled Tanya (Likutey Amarim). This doctrine expounded the mystical ideas underlying the quest for God. Its essential innovation lay in t...(Read More)