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Which three relationships did Martin Buber believe were harmed by alienation?

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Martin Buber believed that the modern age of alienation had severely shaken three vital human relationships. He argued that these relationships could only be restored through a genuine encounter with the other person or being who stands over against us.

The three relationships are:

Man and God
Man and man
Man and nature

Buber maintained that these connections must be addressed on all three levels—the divine, the human, and the natural—to overcome the malaise of the modern era.1