Step aside Reinhod Bieber — there's a new 20th century philosopher/pop star in town: Justin Buber. That’s right, the Bieb’s popular songs and tweets and Martin Buber’s existential Jewish thought combine in a way that would have the renowned thinker pulling the hairs out of his mountain-man beard.
One of Buber’s notable contributions to modern Jewish thought centers around the distinction of I-Thou (a holistic, infinite relation shared between people or God) and the I-It (a disconnected objectified relation). But if you’re Justin Buber , it might look something like this:
“Tonight I’ma be with u, shawty with u. For the space between two beings is where God may occur.” - October 26, 2011
“Relation is mutual. My Thou affects me, as I affect it. Your world is my world, and my fight is your fight. I’ma tell you one time.” - October 4, 2011
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And if that twitter account isn't enough to occupy your weekend, there’s also Philosophy Bro, Kante West and Kim KimKierkegaardashian.
Joshua Witchger is an online assistant at Sojourners.
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