Pilgrimage to humanity / / Albert Schweitzer

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910818312103321
• Autore: Schweitzer Albert <1875-1965, >
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, New York : , : Open Road Integrated Media, , [1983]; ©1983
• ISBN: 1-4976-7573-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (106 p.)
• Disciplina: 193
• Soggetti: Peace; Civilization
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover Page; Title Page; Contents; I. Europe and Human Culture; II. African Problems; III. The Story of My Life; a. Development; b. Lambaréné; c. In the Second World War; d. In the Unrest of the Time; IV. Goethe; V. Johann Sebastian Bach; VI. The Unknown One; VII. Reverence for Life; VIII. World Peace; Sources; Acknowledgments; Copyright Page
• Sommario/riassunto: <DIV>The dimensions of the central theme are illuminated by Schweitzer's 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, world-views, and contributions of Johann Goethe, J. S. Bach, and Jesus of Nazareth.<BR /><BR /> The pages of these selections give a remarkable revelation of the creative spirit of a modern saint and philosopher. The translation is by Water E. Stuermann, University of Tulsa.<BR /><BR /></DIV>