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Albert Schweitzer
German-French theologian and philosopher (1875–1965)
For the film, see Albert Schweitzer (film). For the American artist, see Albert Schweitzer (artist).
For other uses, see Albert Schweitzer (disambiguation).
Ludwig Philipp Albert SchweitzerOM (German:[ˈalbɛʁtˈʃvaɪtsɐ]ⓘ; 14 January 1875 – 4 September 1965) was a German and French polymath from Alsace.
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He was a theologian, organist, musicologist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician. As a Lutheran minister, Schweitzer challenged both the secular view of the historical 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.
He received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of "Reverence for Life",[1] becoming the e