Albert schweitzer best biography 2016

          This new biography provides a rich and varied insight into the life, work, and thought of Albert Schweitzer, an individual of mythical stature who was.

          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..

          Albert Schweitzer

          German-French theologian and philosopher (1875–1965)

          For the film, see Albert Schweitzer (film).

          For the American artist, see Albert Schweitzer (artist). For other uses, see Albert Schweitzer (disambiguation).

          Ludwig Philipp Albert SchweitzerOM (German:[ˈalbɛʁtˈʃvaɪtsɐ]ⓘ; 14 January 1875 – 4 September 1965) was a German and French polymath from Alsace.

          Albert Schweitzer was a German-born French theologian and biblical scholar, philosopher, missionary, doctor of medicine, and accomplished interpreter of.

        1. Albert Schweitzer was a German-born French theologian and biblical scholar, philosopher, missionary, doctor of medicine, and accomplished interpreter of.
        2. Fascinating book about an important figure I had never heard of.
        3. 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.
        4. This undertaking involves understanding Schweitzer in all of his facets, from theologian and philosopher to musician and physician, husband, writer, and.
        5. Schweitzer's life and work at Lambaréné.

          6. He was a theologian, organist, musicologist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician. As a Lutheran minister, Schweitzer challenged both the secular view of the historical Jesus as depicted by the historical-critical method current at this time, as well as the traditional Christian view.

          His contributions to the interpretation of Pauline Christianity concern the role of Paul's mysticism of "being in Christ" as primary and the doctrine of justification by faith as secondary.

          He received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of "Reverence for Life",[1] becoming the e