...ilosophy and theology. 1 and TIum' is to be understood in the context of Buber's 'previous intensive study, chiefly of Jewish mystical writings. It... ..., as persons and as groups, in the modern world. This immediate value of Buber's work becomes clear if we consider its main thesis. There is, Buber... ...on of persons, organisa:tion in the connexion vii between things. It is Buber's signal achievement to have so expressed the nature of the personal... ...nging to the tree is in this: its form 7 and structure, its colours and chemical composition, its intercourse with the elements and with the stars... ...structure, its colours and chemical composition, its intercourse with the elements and with the stars , are all present in a single whole. The tre... ...he blessed eye that considers its own radiance, and the friendship of the elements accompanies the man into the stillness of dying and becoming. Th...