Albert Schweitzer

"But the others, those who tried to bring Jesus to life at the call of love, found it a cruel task to be honest. The critical study of the life of Jesus has been for theology a school of honesty. The world had never seen before, and will never see again, a struggle for truth so full of pain and renunciation as that of which the Lives of Jesus of the last hundred years contain the cryptic record."

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Source: Albert Schweitzer (1932). “Civilization and ethics. 3d. ed”

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Albert Schweitzer

Albert Schweitzer

Philosopher, Theologian

Albert Schweitzer was a physician, philosopher, and humanitarian known for his concept of 'Reverence for Life' and his work in Africa.

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