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He sees this as stemming from a fundamental willtolife inherent in all living things that, in selfconscious beings such as ourselves, establishes a drive towards both selfrealization and empathy with other living things. Schweitzer showed how jesus image had changed with the times and with the personal proclivities of the various authors. Albert schweitzer books list of books by author albert. All are english translations from french or german.
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. Albert schweitzer 18751965 became wellknown for his ethics of reverence for life. But although the full flowering of biblical methodology is relatively recent, the seeds for such flowering were sown over a century ago by a man whose own study of the new testament was quite limited in terms of method. A reverence for life is small book that provides a short, yet wonderful insight into the life and thoughts of one of our great humanitarians. The words of albert schweitzer by albert schweitzer 117 ratings, 4. The phrase reverence for life is a translation of the german phrase. Download pdf adventures in kinship with all life book full free. Albert schweitzer has been revered as one of the few genuine saints of our time. Pdf the ethics of albert schweitzer as an inspiration. Albert schweitzer reverence for life book, johanna lindsey books free download, albert schweitzer believed that ethical values to combine ethics with life affirmation.
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