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.''Schweitzer is celebrated around the world as a European pioneer of medical service in Africa, a groundbreaking philosopher and musical scholar, and a catalyst of environmental and peace activism. Yet people most revere Schweitzer for his dedication to serving others and his profound and influential ethic of reverence for life. For Schweitzer, reverence for life was not a theory or a philosophy but a discovery -- a recognition that the capacity to experience and act on a reverence for all life is a fundamental part of human nature, a characteristic that sets human beings apart from the rest of the natural world.This anniversary edition coincides with several high profile celebrations of his 1949 visit, as well as the release of a new feature film starring Jeroen Krabbe and Barbara Hershey. In addition to a foreword by Nobel Laureate and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, this edition features a new foreword by Lachlan Forrow, president of The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship.''Out of My Life and Thought shatters the old myth and allows us to glimpse the real Albert Schweitzer, a man whose moral example is as relevant and compelling... as it was in the 1930s on first publication. Eloquent and heartfelt.'' -- Los Angeles Times''An authentic twentiethcentury classic. Few books in our time have had a greater impact on the life and values of untold numbers of people.'' -- Norman Cousins
Foreword to the 60th Anniversary Edition, by Lachlan Forrow, M.D.Foreword to the 1998 Edition, by President Jimmy CarterPreface, by Rhena Schweitzer Miller and Antje Bultmann Lemke1. Childhood, School, and University2. Paris and Berlin, 189818993. The First Years in Strasbourg4. Study of the Last Supper and the Life of Jesus, 190019025. Teaching Activities at the University of Strasbourg: The Quest of the Historical Jesus6. The Historical Jesus and the Christianity of Today7. My Work on Bach8. On Organs and Organ Building9. I Resolve to Become a Jungle Doctor10. My Medical Studies, 1905191211. Preparing for Africa12. Literary Activities During My Medical Course13. First Activities in Africa, 1913191714. Garaison and St. Rémy15. Back in Alsace16. Physician and Preacher in Strasbourg17. The Book of African Reminiscences18. Günsbach and Journeys Abroad19. The Second Period in Africa, 1924192720. Two Years in Europe: The Mysticism of Paul the ApostleEpilogueChronologyBibliographyIndex
""Out of My Life and Thought shatters the old myth and allows us to glimpse the real Albert Schweitzer, a man whose moral example is as relevant and compelling... as it was in the 1930s on first publication. Eloquent and heartfelt.""
