- Gebundene Ausgabe: 416 Seiten
- Verlag: Prentice Hall & IBD; Auflage: 1st Edition (September 1992)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0026071711
- ISBN-13: 978-0026071710
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,4 x 15,7 x 4,1 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.724.763 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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The first collection in English of Schweitzer letters proves to be a smashing introduction to the life and work of the nonagenarian polymath (1875-1965). Schweitzer became a household name as a Bach scholar, theologian, medical missionary, and peace activist (he won the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize). All four careers lend shape to these letters- -some printed in their entirety, most abridged--chosen for their ability to reveal the ``context of Schweitzer's life and the directions he moved in.'' Understandably, the letters often center on their author's exhaustion, a state matched only by his enthusiasm. The very first entry locates in religion the source of Schweitzer's remarkable labors (``I have kept from marrying so that...I may be completely free to serve our Lord''); this spiritual passion kept him active until the end, as indicated by the very last words of his last letter: ``I am still interested in everything concerning Bach.'' In between, he wrote, always by hand, to hundreds of correspondents, including Martin Buber (``I want you to know that I have not forgotten you''), Romain Rolland, Max Planck, Albert Einstein (``Who would ever have thought that I, a decent theologian, would turn into a gambler and speculator in order to keep the hospital afloat?''), Thornton Wilder, Dag Hammarskj”ld, Hermann Hesse (``growing flowers is impossible because of the freely grazing hospital goats''), Bertrand Russell, and John F. Kennedy (``I am writing to congratulate you and to thank you for having the vision and courage to initiate a policy of world peace''). As these excerpts hint, the letters are invariably charming, self-disclosing, and abuzz with moral intention. A priceless addition to the Schweitzer legacy; a posthumous gift to the world from a man who made every second count. -- Copyright ©1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
From Library Journal
Schweitzer, Nobel Peace Prize winner, was renowned as a missionary doctor, founder, and chief of a hospital in Lambarene, Gabon (1913-65) and as a peace activist. What many people do not know is that he was also a respected theologian and pastor, organ builder and concert organist, and author of many works on Johann Sebastian Bach. Schweitzer was also an avid and voluminous letter writer: He, or occasionally his assistant, answered every letter he received. In some letters he recalls his activities and writes about issues important to him; other letters are to publishers discussing his books or to organ builders about a vital element in organ construction. The collection of letters amounts to a well-rounded autobiography of Schweitzer, describing his travels, accomplishments, and philosophy, but it does not achieve the same level of self-contemplation as his true autobiographical work, written in 1933, Out of My Life and Thought (Holt, 1990). While Letters could stand on its own, it is better as a companion book to a biography such as James Brabazon's Albert Schweitzer ( LJ 7/75. o.p.) or James Bentley's Albert Schweitzer: The Enigma ( LJ 3/15/92).
- Eric D. Albright, Galter Health Sciences Lib., Northwestern Univ., Chicago
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Eric D. Albright, Galter Health Sciences Lib., Northwestern Univ., Chicago
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Thoughts well written from a life well lived.
8. September 1999
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Clearly Albert Schweitzer is a disciple of Jesus Christ. Words are powerful when they are lived out. I am interested in the conection, if any between A.S. and Dietrich Bonhoeffer's more conservative theology and even more radical martyrdom.
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