Mar 23, 2016 schweitzer s idea of reverence for life underscores the contribution of moral ideals to selfrealization, connects ethics to spirituality without religious dogma, and outlines a pioneering environmental ethics that bridges the gap between valuing life in its unity and valuing individual organisms. Ethical idealism and selfrealization kindle edition by martin, mike w download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read reverence for life. Rud explains, develops and advocates albert schweitzers ethics of reverence for life as it is relevant to contemporary education. He 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. We search to find meaning at such times of pain and death. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
The wisdom of albert schweitzer by philosophical library. This biography provides a versatile insight into the life, work, and thought of albert schweitzer 18751965. He was always a name but also a mystery because the schweitzer name did not create a bandwagon, in my opinion for potentially racial issues. Albert schweitzer 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.
In this smart and readable book, barsam provides a fresh and illuminating discussion of the ethic of reverence for life of le grand docteur of gabon, albert schweitzer. The wisdom of albert schweitzer ebook by philosophical. Schweitzer parlayed his unsuccessful but monumental quest for the historical jesus into a quest for humanitarian mission work that put him afoul of both the german. This is a clear and well written book which will contribute to. Albert schweitzer s great contribution to ethical thought. Martin interprets schweitzer s reverence for life as an umbrella virtue, drawing together the specific virtuesauthenticity, love, compassion, gratitude, justice and peace.
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Reverence for life says that the only thing we are really sure of is that we live and want to go on living. Man can hardly even recognize the devils of his own creation. Oeuvre spirituelle, which was responsible for the dissemination of albert schweitzers ethical thought and. 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 i was well aware that albert schweitzer preached a great deal both before and after he became a physician, i never encountered any of his sermons. Collected here in a single volume are the most important philosophical writings of albert schweitzer, one of the greatest thinkers and humanitarians of our time. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading albert schweitzer s reverence for life. A treasury of albert schweitzer ebook by albert schweitzer. For schweitzer, reverence for life was not a theory or a philosophy but a discoverya recognition that the capacity to experience and act on a reverence for all life is a fundamental part of human nature, a characteristic that sets human beings. Serious illness doesnt bother me for long because i am too inhospitable a host.
Albert schweitzer 18751965 won the nobel peace prize in 1952. Albert schweitzer s great contribution to ethical thought kindle edition by barsam, ara paul. Carefully chosen from among his many written works, the selections in this anthology illuminate and amplify dr. Albert schweitzer was a german born french theologian, organist, philosopher, physician, and medical missionary. Schweitzers cardinal principle of beliefa reverence for life. The ethics of albert schweitzer for the twentyfirst. Schweitzer affirms that all life human, animal, and plant is sacred and must be treated with respect and reverence, and barsam shows how the ethical thought of schweitzer finds its place in the global context of philosophical, religious, and theological expressions of the international community. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. David k goodin in the new rationalism, david goodin explores the underlying philosophy behind schweitzers ethic of compassion, presenting it as a response to contemporary questions in social justice, economic.
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While traveling in africa, schweitzer recognized that all living creatures have a will to live and believed that through a reverence for life mankind had an ethical imperative to aid in the welfare of all living things. Albert schweitzers legacy for education reverence for. It demonstrates how the philosopherphysicianmusician carried out his philosophy at his african hospital, in europe and the u. A g rud this is the first book devoted to the study of the thought of albert schweitzer as it relates to educational theory and practice. Albert schweitzer author 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. Albert schweitzer books list of books by author albert. In the first half of the book he provides a clear and illuminating overview of albert schweitzer s life and thought. Albert schweitzers philosophy of reverance for life. Albert schweitzer spent most of his life in lambarene in what is now gabon, africa.
Schweitzer s idea of reverence for life underscores the contribution of moral ideals to selfrealization, connects ethics to spirituality without religious dogma, and outlines a pioneering environmental ethics that bridges the gap between valuing life. Albert schweitzer 18751965 became wellknown for his ethics of reverence for life. The emphasis is on the importance of the reverence for life and how following that ethic leads us to what. Albert schweitzers reverence for life ebook por mike w. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the quest of the historical jesus.
In the first half of the book he provides a clear and illuminating overview of albert schweitzers life and thought. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading reverence for life. The quest of the historical jesus ebook written by albert schweitzer. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. Pdf reverence for life the words of albert schweitzer by. 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. This book has a collection of schweitzers quotations on ethics and the human spirit. Albert schweitzer is a human being far ahead of his time and also a human being for all time. This is something that we share with everything else that lives. The ethics of albert schweitzer for the twentyfirst century albert schweitzer library kindle edition by meyer, marvin. Schweitzer s life and work offer both inspiration and timely insights for educational thought and practice in the twentyfirst century. Reverence for life a moral value or the moral value. To ask other readers questions about reverence for life, please sign up. 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.
James brabazon author of the biography of albert schweitzer defined reverence for life with the following statement. 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. Albert schweitzer s ethical vision a sourcebook ebook. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
Schweitzer s own words how his philosophy of reverence for life developed, from childhood, as his long life unfolded. The topics covered were how to be true to yourself, the courage of action, overcoming death, and peace of god in our life,etc. Rud explains, develops and advocates albert schweitzer s ethics of reverence for life as it is relevant to contemporary education. Reverence for life by albert schweitzer overdrive rakuten. In 1908 he published his magisterial study of the life and works of johann sebastian bach. The words of albert schweitzer by schweitzer, albert, robles, harold e. I cannot but have reverence for all that is called life. Albert schweitzer 18751965 preached a message of reverence for life all life that touched the hearts of a generation. Later in his life, schweitzer was quoted as saying the time for speaking of older and younger brothers has passed.
The ethics of albert schweitzer for the twentyfirst century ebook published december 2nd 2014 by philosophical libraryopen road ebook, 83 pages. Reverence for life revisited by david ives overdrive. I cannot avoid compassion for everything that is called life. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family life, and achievements. 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. Full ebook albert schweitzers legacy for education. In the light of recent events, i thought of what schweitzer wrote more than once about what he called the fellowship of those who bear the mark of pain. An inherently impressive selection of profound essays by humanitarian albert schweitzer, enhanced by an eclectic variety of soulsearching commentaries on his.
Pdf albert schweitzer ebooks includes pdf, epub and. This is a book of sermons made from the early 1900s. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Albert schweitzer 18751965 was an alsatian theologian, musician, and medical missionary. He was born in kaisersberg, alsacelorraine, germany now kaysersberg, hautrhin, alsace, france. Out of my life and thought albert schweitzer macmillan. This book is the product of a conference held by the albert schweitzer institute at quinnipiac university in 2005. Albert schweitzer author of the quest of the historical jesus. A treasury of albert schweitzer by albert schweitzer nook. Musician, theologian and physician, albert schweitzer was above all, a true humanitarian. Reverence for life ebook by albert schweitzer rakuten kobo. The conference reexamined the life and work of albert schweitzer, particularly his idea of reverence for life, and assessed the relevance of his ideas for the twentyfirst century.
Albert schweitzers reverence for life rakuten kobo. Albert schweitzers reverence for life ethical idealism and. Reverence for life became his lifes motto, and it brought him pain as well as joy as he sought to respect how precious and unique each life is. As a medical doctor in french equatorial africa who selflessly helped those in need, schweitzer was recognized with the nobel peace prize in the wake of two world wars. A man does not have to be an angel in order to be saint. This unique and highlyacclaimed small volume shows primarily through dr. Albert schweitzer library this collection of essays builds on the contributions of albert schweitzer s philosophy of reverence for life as it pertains to our world today. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most.
Reverence for life ebook by albert schweitzer 9781497675742. Rud argues that schweitzer s life and work offer inspiration and. The dimensions of the central theme are illuminated by schweitzers discussions of his philosophy of culture, the course of his life, his ministry to human needs in africa, the idea of reverence for life, the ideal of world peace, the significance of liberal christianity, and the lives, worldviews, and contributions of johann goethe, j. This book has a collection of schweitzer s quotations on ethics and the human spirit. These words came to albert schweitzer on a boat trip on the ogooue river in french equatorial africa now gabon, while searching for a universal concept of ethics for our time.
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For schweitzer, reverence for life was not a theory or a philosophy but a discoverya recognition that the capacity to experience and act on a reverence for all life is a fundamental part of human nature, a characteristic that sets human beings apart from the rest of the natural world. Albert schweitzer s legacy for education is the first book devoted to the study of the thought and deeds of albert schweitzer in relation to education. Albert schweitzer was a theologian, a doctor, a musician, an author, and he won the nobel peace prize in 1952. The ethics of albert schweitzer for the twentyfirst century ebook written by albert schweitzer. Albert schweitzers reverence for life ethical idealism. Albert schweitzer, philosopher, physician, nobel peace laureate, theologian, and musician, developed a characteroriente. Perpetuating reverence for life, together association internationale. Sep 01, 2000 the second edition of this biography of humanitarian albert schweitzer has been updated to include documents discovered since the work was originally written, including the letters between schweitzer and helene bresslau written during the ten years before their marriage. The wisdom of albert schweitzer explores this core philosophy, which inspired one of the worlds great humanitarians. Albert schweitzer, philosopher, physician, nobel peace laureate, theologian, and musician, developed a characteroriented ethics focused on selfrealization, naturecentered spirituality, and moral idealism which anticipated the current renaissance of virtue ethics.
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