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Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer, OM (14 January 1875 – 4 September 1965) was a German—and later French—theologian, organist, philosopher, physician, and medical missionary in Africa, also known ...view moreAlbert Schweitzer, OM (14 January 1875 – 4 September 1965) was a German—and later French—theologian, organist, philosopher, physician, and medical missionary in Africa, also known for his interpretive life of Jesus. He was born in the province of Alsace-Lorraine, at that time part of the German Empire. He considered himself French and wrote in French. Schweitzer, a Lutheran, challenged both the secular view of Jesus as depicted by historical-critical methodology current at his time in certain academic circles, as well as the traditional Christian view.
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 Lambaréné, now in Gabon, west central Africa (then French Equatorial Africa). As a music scholar and organist, he studied the music of German composer Johann Sebastian Bach and influenced the Organ reform movement (Orgelbewegung).view less
Books by Albert Schweitzer
The Quest of the Historical Jesus A Treasury of Albert Schweitzer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5J.S. Bach - Volume 1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Reverence for Life: The Ethics of Albert Schweitzer for the Twenty-First Century Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Treasury of Albert Schweitzer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pilgrimage to Humanity Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Reverence for Life: The Ethics of Albert Schweitzer for the Twenty-First Century Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Pilgrimage to Humanity Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Light Within Us Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Essence of Faith: Philosophy of Religion Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5
Audiobooks by Albert Schweitzer
The Quest of the Historical Jesus Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJ.S. Bach, Volume 1 Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5