I dedicated my book, the jesus dynasty to the memory of albert schweitzer, who was born 140 years ago this month. For schweitzer, reverence for life was not a theory or a philosophy but a. Feb 22, 2014 his doctorate with a philosophical thesis on the immortality of the soul, strauss, in 1832, wrote to him expressing the opinion that the belief in personal immortality could not properly be regarded as a consequence of the hegelian system, since according pg 070 to hegel, it was not the subjective spirit of the individual person, but only the objective spirit, the selfrealising idea which. A collection of the words of albert schweitzer demonstrates his deep commitment to creating a global consciousness and cultivating a dignity toward all people.
In the light of recent events, i thought of what schweitzer wrote more than once about what he called the. Out of my life and thought shatters the old myth and allows us to glimpse the real albert schweitzer, a man whose moral example is as relevant and compelling in the 1990s as it was in the 1930s on first publication. Ludwig philipp albert schweitzer, md, om, 14 january 1875 4 september 1965 was a frenchgerman theologian, musician, philosopher and physician. Schweitzer, albert in terms of intellectual achievement and practical morality, albert schweitzer has been described as probably the noblest figure of the 20th century. It contains themes relevant to contemporary environmental ethics, including a virtueethics. The wisdom of albert schweitzer explores this core philosophy, which inspired one of. Quotations from schweitzer s speeches and writings on reverence for life, faith, music, civilization, peace, and other topics. Reverence for life ebook by albert schweitzer rakuten kobo. Reverence for life the words of albert schweitzer also available in format docx and mobi. Albert schweitzers ethics of reverence for life is more complex and interesting than first appears. In onze app vindt u informatie over onderzoeken, behandelingen, afdelingen en hulpverleners waar u mee te maken. The overarching principle that guided him was reverence for life, a philosophy that. Albert schweitzer has been revered as one of the few genuine saints of our time.
These words came to albert schweitzer on a boat trip on the. Reverence for life the inspiring words of a great humanitarian hallmark. Albert schweitzer biography facts, childhood, family. Born in alsace in 1875, his passionate intellectual curiosity, combined with huge physical energy, enabled him to win degrees in philosophy, theology and music at strasbourg university, while earning a living as a lutheran curate. It is the very diversity of albert schweitzer s activities during a long life which in part gives rise to the question posed in this paper. He was already a distinguished theologian, organist, and bach scholar when he embarked on the study of tropical. He was a theologian, organist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician. We cannot guarantee that albert schweitzer book is in the library, but if you are still not sure with the service, you can choose free trial service.
Gathered together for the first time in one place, nobel peace prizewinner albert schweitzer s words on ecology, human and animal rights, philosophy, war and peace, music and the arts, and forming a global community. Fifty years ago one of the worlds most revered men died. Schweitzer quotations, each about a paragraph in length. Albert schweitzer article about albert schweitzer by the. Reverence for life the words of albert schweitzer download. Pdf albert schweitzer ebooks includes pdf, epub and. Martin is available at in several formats for your ereader. The teaching of reverence for life is a slim volume, penned late in life by albert schweitzer, the theologian who changed careers at age 30 to endure seven years of medical school and follow a call into medical missionary work. The quest of the historical jesus by albert schweitzer free ebook. The eldest son of a lutheran pastor, schweitzer studied philosophy and theology at. Albert schweitzer, om 14 january 1875 4 september 1965 was a germanand later frenchtheologian, organist, philosopher, physician, and medical missionary in africa, also known for his interpretive life of jesus. In order to read online or download albert schweitzer ebooks in pdf, epub, tuebl and mobi format, you need to create a free account. He was born in alsace, at the time a part of the german empire he wrote books about music and religion.
Born in alsace in 1875, his passionate intellectual curiosity, combined with huge physical energy, enabled him to win degrees in philosophy, theology and music at strasbourg university, while earning a. This is the first book devoted to the study of the thought of albert schweitzer as it. He was a renowned musician, a medical doctor who devoted his life to building and running a hospital in lambarene in gabon, and a great biblical scholar. Therefore, i have provided several recommendations below. Albert schweitzer, alsatiangerman theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor in equatorial africa, who received the 1952 nobel prize for peace for his efforts in behalf of the brotherhood of nations. Read reverence for life the words of albert schweitzer online, read in mobile or kindle. His leading ethical idea can be summarized in the phrase reverence for life namely, that good consists in maintaining and perfecting life, and evil consists in destroying and obstructing life. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the reverence for life the words of albert schweitzer, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. In this early yet masterful work the essence of faith, by the philosopher of reverence for life, metaphysics and religion are examined using kantu2019s theology as a background. Albert schweitzer was a german born french theologian, organist, philosopher, physician, and medical missionary. Download reverence for life the words of albert schweitzer ebook for free in pdf and epub format. The legacies of albert schweitzer reconsidered aosis. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project.
His contributions to the interpretation of pauline. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family life, and achievements. It suffices that his words and works are known and that he is loved and has influence because he enabled men to discover mercy in themselves he reached. The ethics of albert schweitzer for the twentyfirst century. The wisdom of albert schweitzer explores this core philosophy, which inspired one of the worlds great humanitarians.
This book has a collection of schweitzers quotations on ethics and the human spirit. The wisdom of albert schweitzer by philosophical library. Albert schweitzer project gutenberg selfpublishing. The wisdom of albert schweitzer ebook by philosophical. Albert schweitzer 18751965 once held the same moral role as did mother teresa in our day, and both schweitzer and mother teresa received the nobel peace prize, she in 1979, he in 1953.
Reverence for life the inspiring words of a great humanitarian hallmark editions, by albert schweitzer you have actually owned. While schweitzers life and his ethics have had an enormous appeal to wide audiences all over the world, philosophers have generally ignored his contribution. Though it may seem he started late in life, changing careers twice, schweitzer still spent almost fifty years working in africa. The betterknown and brilliantly titled english edition, the quest of the historical jesus, came out in 1910 translated by w. Albert schweitzer om 14 january 1875 4 september 1965 was an alsatian polymath. He took the position that the life of jesus must be interpreted in the light of jesus own convictions, which he characterized as those of late jewish eschatology. Schweitzer challenged both the secular view of historical jesus current at his time and the traditional christian view, depicting a jesus who expected the imminent end of the. Apr 16, 2014 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by. No one can put aside this small book without feeling respect for the profundity of the young schweitzer. Albert schweitzer and a thoroughly apocalyptic jesus and paul apocalypticism january 24, 2016. Albert schweitzer 18751965 was born in kaysersberg, germany now part of france on january 14, and became a theologian, physician, musician, and philosopher whose ethical theory argued the centrality of reverence for life.
The words of albert schweitzer is a collection of dr. Spanning many decades and a host of topics, this rich collection of the words of albert schweitzer offers a glimpse into the life and thought of an eminent humanitarian. Albert schweitzer biography facts, childhood, family life. The phrase reverence for life is a translation of the german phrase. He was born in kaisersberg in alsacelorraine, a germanophone region which the german empire returned to france after world war i. We bring to you a corpus of viewpoints, sayings, thoughts, words and opinions shared by albert schweitzer on subjects close to his heart. The words of albert schweitzer albert schweitzer, harold e. Hardcover 1971 by peter, selector seymour hallmark. Albert schweitzer 18751965 became wellknown for his ethics of reverence for life. The overarching principle that guided him was reverence for life, a philosophy that took him to the jungles of africa, where he healed many and touched the lives of millions worldwide. Determined to become a medical missionary, he obtained a doctorate in medicine at the univ. Read reverence for life the ethics of albert schweitzer for the twentyfirst century by albert schweitzer available from rakuten kobo. Reverence for life was schweitzers unifying term for a concept of ethics.
Samsom, minister, the first unitarian church of san diego, california some years ago a number of distinguished scholars and men of letters were asked to name those whom they considered to be the allround geniuses of world history. The quest of the historical jesus by albert schweitzer free. He received the 1952 nobel peace prize for his philosophy of reverence for life, expressed in many ways, but most famously in founding and sustaining the albert schweitzer hospital in lambarene, now in gabon, west central africa then french equatorial africa. By james brabazon albert schweitzers achievements were manifold. Albert schweitzer death and legacy of albert schweitzer. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Albert schweitzer 18751965 was born in kaysersberg, germany now part of france on january 14, and became a theologian, physician, musician, and philosopher whose ethical theory argued the centrality of reverence for. The soft data suggests that you need to visit the link for downloading and install and after that save albert schweitzer. Out of my life and thought ebook by albert schweitzer. Most of the quotations concern either schweitzers ethical teachings about reverence for life or schweitzers views on peace in our world. Indeed, the very word reverence ehrfurcht indicates that he is not depicting obedience to moral law but concerns a new temper of mind. Albert schweitzers life and legacy reverence for life. Albert schweitzer alsatiangerman theologian and physician. Albert schweitzer did not preach and did not warn and did not dream that his example would.
Read out of my life and thought an autobiography by albert schweitzer available. Albert schweitzer and a thoroughly apocalyptic jesus and. Albert schweitzer 18751965 was an alsatian theologian. Reverence for life the inspiring words of a great humanitarian hallmark editions, by albert schweitzer. Albert schweitzer simple english wikipedia, the free. By james brabazon albert schweitzer s achievements were manifold. He was born in kaysersberg in the province of alsacelorraine, a region of germany which france assumed after world war i. Musician, theologian and physician, albert schweitzer was above all, a true humanitarian. In this case, it depends on what the reader wants to know. This book on the legacy of albert schweitzer contextualises this remarkable intellectualist, humanist, medicineman, theologian and nobel prize winner. It suffices that his words and works are known and that he is loved and has influence. There are also some interesting quotations on music. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most.
He had lived through two world wars and, beyond his personal efforts to help the people of gabon, he wrote articles about the need for peace. The difficulty of doing good by patricia morris isbn. Reverence for life a moral value or the moral value. The quest of the historical jesus albert schweitzer. Rud argues that schweitzers life and work offer inspiration and timely.
Schweitzer challenged both the secular view of historical jesus current at his time and the traditional christian view, depicting a jesus who expected the. Just as everyone today still recognizes the image of the seemingly frail old nun in the blue and white habit, so everyone once recognized the wiry. A lutheran, schweitzer challenged both the secular view of jesus as depicted by the historicalcritical method current at this time, as well as the traditional christian view. Reverence for life the inspiring words of a great humanitarian hallmark editions by schweitzer, albert isbn. We search to find meaning at such times of pain and death. The philosophy of albert schweitzer has proved widely influential in modern thinking, especially in the field of ethics. But what schweitzer offers here are not rules but rather examples of the type of action expected from one who upholds reverence for life. Reverence for life the inspiring words of a great humanitarian hallmark editions schweitzer, albert on.
I am occasionally asked which one book by or about albert schweitzer i recommend most highly. In 1965, albert schweitzer, musician, author, philosopher, and physician, died at the age of ninety, still working at his hospital in africa. Albert schweitzers legacy for education reverence for life a. Albert schweitzer biography albert schweitzer 14 january 1875 4 september 1965 was an alsatian theologian, musician, philosopher, and physician. Reverence for life was schweitzer s unifying term for a concept of ethics. The quest of the historical jesus by albert schweitzer. Albert schweitzer received the nobel peace prize in 1952.
Let us browse through some famous quotes and sayings by albert schweitzer on kindness, accomplish, ethics, time, strength, evolution, human, life, experience etc and see what we can learn from them. The answer, as for so many things in life, is it depends. The publication engages with peers on the relevance of schweitzer s work for humanitarian values in africa, the essays in the book seeking to stimulate further research in the various fields in which schweitzer excelled. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
976 1400 577 349 368 273 1052 1303 480 1112 1076 463 603 1530 64 559 432 566 1493 262 590 1472 960 1481 1287 157 651 407 308 1215 1377 257 1378 1359 467