Abstract
Martin Buber’s main concern in I and Thou is how we can come to address and be addressed by the living God as our eternal You. According to Buber, we can address and be addressed by God as our eternal You vis-à-vis each other in willing to encounter each other as You, in believing in our own individual reality as standing apart from each other within the context of a religious destiny, and in being open to the grace of our mutual response. In willing to encounter each other as You, we ultimately will to encounter the eternal You; in believing in our own individual reality standing in relation to each other within a context of a religious destiny, we believe in the reality of the eternal You as our creator; and in being open to the grace of our mutual response, we are open to the divine response to us in revelation. In addressing and being addressed by God as our eternal You in addressing and being addressed by each other as You, the reciprocity characteristic of all I-You relations finds its perfect fulfillment.
Recommended Citation
Sherman, Thomas
(2023)
"Addressing and Being Addressed by God as our Eternal You in Martin Buber’s I and Thou,"
Landas: Vol. 35:
No.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://archium.ateneo.edu/landas/vol35/iss1/3