Albert Schweitzer - The last fact which knowledge can discover is t

The last fact which knowledge can discover is that the world is a manifestation, and in every way a puzzling manifestation, of the universal will to live.

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Schweitzer, Albert. Civilization and Ethics. Translated by C.T. Campion, A. & C. Black, 1923, p. 238.

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About the Author

Albert Schweitzer

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

Biography

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.

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