ABSTRACT
Of the books that have most influenced the thinking of David Hartman, the 1965 classic written by his teacher Joseph B. Soloveitchik, The Lonely Man of Faith, warrants a special place. Adam the first represents the technological impulse to master the world. Adam the second seeks redemption in partnership, in community, and in faith. David Hartman struggles with the interpretive tension between these two conceptions of the human condition. The Lonely Man of Faith focuses on four differences between the two accounts of creation. The author refers to these two different perspectives simply as ONE, Genesis 1 to Genesis 2:3 and TWO, Genesis 2:4 to Genesis 4. Adam the second has none of this dignity that derives from merely existing in the image of God. Adam the second is not created as an end in himself/herself. The biblical roots of this egalitarian faith in equality run deep.
