In the last decades of the eighteenth century, old arguments about what constituted true Christianity resumed with the newly refined tools and methods of linguistics, history, and comparative literature. The most sensitive questions sought to probe through the centuries and discover the original Jes[...]

Published to commemorate Albert Schweitzer's only visit to the United States 60 years ago, this anniversary edition of his autobiography gives 21st-century readers a unique and authoritative account of the man John F. Kennedy called "one of the transcendent moral influences of our century." Schweit[...]

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. This correspondence tells of[...]

"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 fo[...]

In 1913, Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) left his internationally renowned career as a theologian, philosopher, and organ player to open a hospital in the jungles of Africa. There he developed in theory and practice his ethics of reverence for life. When he published his most important philosophical w[...]

Der junge Theologieprofessor Albert Schweitzer brach im Jahre 1905, im Alter von dreißig Jahren, seine akademische Karriere ab, studierte Medizin und schiffte sich 1913 nach Afrika ein, um im Dienst der französischen Missionsgesellschaft im Urwald Äquatorialafrikas eine medizinische Sta[...]

Am Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts erschienen, ist dieses Werk des jungen Albert Schweitzer inzwischen zu einem theologischen Klassiker geworden. Es zog den Schlußstrich unter 150 Jahre historisch-kritischer Forschung und setzte einen neuen Anfang. Es macht die Geschichte der Leben-Jesu- Forschung, die[...]