Out of My Life and Thought

by Schweitzer, Albert (Author)

• ISBN13: 9780451604835
• ISBN10: 0451604830
• Format: Trade Book
• Publisher: Signet

Summary

"Shatters the old myth and allows us to glimpse the real Albert Schweitzer, a man whose moral example is as relevant and compelling in the 1990s as it was in the 1930s on first publication. Eloquent and heartfelt." -- Los Angeles Times

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Childhood, School, and University	p. 1
Paris and Berlin, 1898-1899	p. 15
The First Years in Strasbourg	p. 24
Study of the Last Supper and the Life of Jesus, 1900-1902	p. 32
Teaching Activities at the University of Strasbourg. The Quest of the Historical Jesus	p. 43
The Historical Jesus and the Christianity of Today	p. 53
My Work on Bach	p. 61
On Organs and Organ Building	p. 71
I Resolve to Become a Jungle Doctor	p. 81
My Medical Studies, 1905-1912	p. 96
Preparing for Africa	p. 110
Literary Studies During My Medical Course	p. 117
First Activities in Africa, 1913-1917	p. 136
Garaison and St. Remy	p. 162
Back in Alsace	p. 175
Physician and Preacher in Strasbourg	p. 182
The Book of African Reminiscences	p. 189
Gunsbach and Journeys Abroad	p. 197
The Second Period in Africa, 1924-1927	p. 207
Two Years in Europe. The Mysticism of Paul the Apostle	p. 216
Epilogue	p. 223
Chronology	p. 247
Bibliography	p. 257
Index	p. 261
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