Wenn dir Gottesfinsternis gefällt

"Biblical in origin, the expression "eclipse of God" refers to the Jewish concept of 'hester panim', the act of God concealing his face as a way of punishing his disobedient subjects. Though this idea is deeply troubling for many people, in this book Martin Buber uses the expression hopefully — for a hiding God is also a God who can be found. First published in 1952, 'Eclipse of God' is a collection of nine essays co…