On Buber » (1st Edition)

C. Wayne Mayhall is adjunct professor of philosophy at Bethel College and Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is the author of ON PLOTINUS (2003), ON CARNAP (2002), and ON BUBER (2003), in the Wadsworth Philosophers Series and ON LOGICAL POSITIVISM (2002), in the Wadsworth Philosophical Topics Series. As contributing editor, he recently collaborated with Gary L. Comstock of North Carolina State University on the 2nd edition of RELIGIOUS AUTOBIOGRAPHIES (Wadsworth, 2003). A former news writer for a New York Times syndicate and a professional writer for over two decades for such national magazines as READER'S DIGEST, NATIONAL WILDLIFE, MODERN MATURITY, AND MEN'S FITNESS, he decided a decade ago to combine two passions, humanities studies and writing, into an interdisciplinary pursuit to teach and publish in the fields of philosophy, sociology, and religion. In addition to rewriting chapters 1-3 and 8 for this 2nd edition of PATTERNS OF RELIGION, he is presently working on a biography on 18th century English man of letters and poet William Cowper, a made-for-television script based on the book Shantung Compound about the life of American theologian Langdon Gilkey, and the translation of several Greek classic works to modern English. His primary fields of study are the history of philosophy and religion with concentrations in existentialism and phenomenology and 17th and 18th century English and American Puritanism. He is most indebted to the companionship of his wife Laura Anne and the love of his children, Emily, Isaiah, Solomon and Clara.

An introduction to widely read Jewish thinker Martin Buber (1878-1965) for philosophy students and general readers. It relies heavily on his own words rather than commentary by others. There is no index. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR