Albert Schweitzer: Essential Writings

Modern Spiritual Masters

by James Brabazon (editor), Albert Schweitzer

Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965), theologian, doctor, Nobel Peace Prize winner--was a remarkable figure of the twentieth century. An ordained pastor and theologian, he was also a renowned musician. He gave up this success to become a missionary doctor and founded a hospital in Africa. He is famous for his compassionate service and his "Reverence for Life."

Schweitzer's exemplary conduct, his philosophy on reverence for life and his campaign against nuclear weapons . . . remain sources of great inspiration today. H.H. the XIV Dalai Lama

Genres: Philosophy, Religion, Nonfiction

176 pages, Paperback

First published October 31, 2005

Reviews

[Amy Bailey · Rating 4 out of 5]

This man is quite fascinating. I really admire a lot of his ideas and I feel he was ahead of his time. He's even a little ahead of our time, but then again I think a lot of people are actually headed backwards. I was especially interested in his ideas regarding ALL life forms. Not a lot of Christians will admit that any life is valuable except for human life. Schweitzer, however, believed we should have a reverence for all life and should protect and cherish it. He didn't believe we should be able to use biblical teachings in order to get away with terrible acts of violence. It's a shame more people don't believe this. This was very interesting, but it was a bit arduous to read due to the philosophical nature of the writings. I do find myself occasionally drifting away when I'm not reading fiction. It's a sad reality. It was very helpful, however, that there were paragraphs from the Editor that helped put Schweitzer's thoughts into perspective. I think that helped my understanding of his ideas.

[Susan Feathers]

James Brabazon gives readers background and contextual information prior to each Schweitzer writing. For two decades I've read from Schweitzer's many books. I learned new aspects about the writing and about the circumstances that contributed to the book at hand through Brabazon's commentary. Visit the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship website and read the book review by Schweitzer's daughter, Rene in 2005. http://www.schweitzerfellowship.org/a...