Albert Schweitzer Quotes


Jesus means something to our world because a mighty spiritual force streams forth from him and flows through our being also. This fact can neither be shaken nor confirmed by any historical discovery. It is the solid foundation of Christianity.


Citations

Schweitzer, Albert. The Quest of the Historical Jesus. Translated by W. Montgomery, A. & C. Black, 1910, p. 397.

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Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer
  • Born: January 14, 1875
  • Died: September 4, 1965
  • Nationality: German
  • Profession: Theologian

Ludwig Philipp Albert Schweitzer OM was an Alsatian polymath. He was a theologian, organist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician. A Lutheran, Schweitzer challenged both the secular view of Jesus as depicted by the historical-critical method current at this time, as well as the traditional Christian view. His contributions to the interpretation of Pauline Christianity concern the role of Paul's mysticism of "being in Christ" as primary and the doctrine of Justification by Faith as secondary.