Answering the Call
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Answering the Call

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Answering the Call

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Revere life, and give yours away for the sake of serving others.

As a young man, Albert Schweitzer seemed destined for greatness. His immense talent and fortitude propelled him to a place as one of Europe's most renowned philosophers, theologians, and musicians in the early twentieth century. Yet Schweitzer shocked his contemporaries by forsaking worldly success and embarking on an epic journey into the wilds of French Equatorial Africa, vowing to serve as a lifelong physician to "the least of these" in a mysterious land rife with famine, sickness, and superstition.

Enduring hardship, conflict, and personal struggles, he and his beloved wife, HĂ©lĂšne, became French prisoners of war during WWI, and HĂ©lĂšne later battled persistent illnesses.

Ken Gire's page-turning, novelesque narrative sheds new light on Schweitzer's faith-in-action ethic and his commitment to honor God by celebrating the sacredness of all life.

The legacy of this 1952 Nobel Prize honoree endures in the thriving African hospital community that began in a humble chicken coop, in the millions who have drawn inspiration from his example, and in the challenge that emanates from his life story into our day.

Albert Schweitzer seemed destined for greatness—and he achieved it by making his life his greatest sermon to a world in desperate need of hope and healing.

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Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Year
2013
ISBN
9781595553928
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Religious Biographies

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Author’s Note
  6. Chronology of Albert Schweitzer’s Life
  7. Foreword
  8. 1. The Tolling of the Bell at Lambaréné
  9. 2. First Glimpses of a Foreign Shore
  10. 3. A Home among the Hills
  11. 4. The Peaceful Prisoner of War
  12. 5. Three Sacrifices Returned
  13. 6. Living in Lambaréné
  14. 7. Living between Two Worlds
  15. 8. Little Miracles in Lambaréné
  16. 9. A Lamp Lights the Way
  17. 10. A Good Shepherd’s Testimony
  18. Afterword: The Mysterious Ripple Effect
  19. Acknowledgment
  20. Appendix 1: Quotes from Albert Schweitzer
  21. Appendix 2: Bibliography of Albert Schweitzer’s Books
  22. Appendix 3: The Hospital Today
  23. Notes
  24. Selected Bibliography
  25. About the Author