LEADER 07167 am 22009013u 450 001 9910166648903321 005 20230621140459.0 035 $a(CKB)3710000001092110 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/32227 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001092110 100 $a20170313d2016uuuu fy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurm|#---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 04$aThe legacies of Albert Schweitzer reconsidered /$fedited by Izak Spangenberg and Christina Landman 210 $aDurbanville$cAOSIS$d2016 210 1$aDurbanville, South Africa :$cAOSIS,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (360 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aStudia Historiae Ecclesiasticae ;$vBook Series 1 311 08$a1928396038 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apart 1. The legacies of Albert Schweitzer reconsidered --chapter 1. Post-colonialism and the deconstruction of moral imperialism: the case of Albert Schweitzer and his ethics of reverence for life --chapter 2. Considering Albert Schweitzer?s legacy: ethical mysticism and colonialism --chapter 3. Colonisation as an obstacle to civilisation: a critical evaluation of Albert Schweitzer?s experiences and observations --part 2. Albert Schweitzer and reverence for life --chapter 4. Imago Dei: Albert Schweitzer?s?reverence for Life? in dialogue with African humanism --chapter 5. Mysticism of the heart and life: Schweitzer?s reverence for life as autobiographical philosophy --part 3. Albert Schweitzer as New Testament scholar --chapter 6. Albert Schweitzer and the study of the New Testament: his legacies in African biblical interpretation --chapter 7. Albert Schweitzer and the historical Jesus: reflecting on some misconceptions --chapter 8. The ?myth? of the ?no quest?: Albert Schweitzer, Jesus of Nazareth, and Africa --part 4. Other legacies of Albert Schweitzer reconsidered --chapter 9. Albert Schweitzer, herald of the ?greening? of Christianity? --chapter 10. The educational legacy of Albert Schweitzer (1875?1965) --chapter 11. Views on religious healing: Albert Schweitzer and Africa --References --Index. 330 3 $aThis book on the legacy of Albert Schweitzer contextualises this remarkable intellectualist, humanist, medicine-man, theologian and Nobel Prize winner. This collected work is aimed at specialists in the humanities, social sciences, education, and religious studies. The authors embrace philanthropic values to benefit Africa and the world at large. The publication engages with peers on the relevance of Schweitzer?s work for humanitarian values in Africa. The essays in the book stimulate further research in the various fields in which Schweitzer excelled. Its academic contribution is its focus on the post-colonial discourse in contemporary discussions both in South Africa and Africa at large. The book emphasises Schweitzer?s reverence for life philosophy and demonstrates how this impacts on moral values. However, the book also points to the possibility that Schweitzer?s reverence for life philosophy is embedded in a typically European appreciation of ?mysticism? that is not commensurate with African indigenous religious values. From an African academic perspective, the book advocates the view that Schweitzer?s concept of the reverence for life supports not only the Biblical notion of imago Dei but also the African humanist values of the preservation and protection of life, criticizing the exploitation of the environment by warring factions and large companies, especially in oil-producing African countries. It also argues that Schweitzer?s disposition on ethics was influenced by the Second World War, his sentiments against nuclear weapons and his resistance to the Enlightenment view of ?civilisation?. With regard to Jesus studies the book elucidates values promoted by Schweitzer by following in Jesus? steps and portraying Jesus? message within a modern world view. Taken over from Schweitzer, the book argues that Jesus? moral authority resides in his display of love and his interaction with the poor and marginalised. The book demonstrates Schweitzer?s understanding of Jesus as the one who sacrifices his own life to bring the Kingdom of God to realisation in this world. The book commends Schweitzer?s insight that we know Jesus through his toils on the one hand, and through our own experiences on the other. It is in a mixture between the two that the hermeneutical gap between then and now is bridged. It is precisely in bridging this gap that Schweitzer sees himself as an instrument of God?s healing. It defines Schweitzer as the embodiment of being a healer, educationalist and herald of the greening of Christianity. His philosophy on the reverence for life prepares a foundation for Christians to think ?green? about human life within a greater environment. He advocates aspects of education such as lifelong learning, holistic education and a problem-based approach to education. 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