The Albert Schweitzer-Helene Bresslau letters, 1902-1912
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Bibliographic Information
The Albert Schweitzer-Helene Bresslau letters, 1902-1912
（Albert Schweitzer library）
Syracuse University Press, c2003
- Other Title
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Jahre vor Lambarene
- Uniform Title
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Jahre vor Lambarene
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Includes index
translated from the German and edited by Antje Bultmann Lemke ; assistant editor, Nancy Stewart
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book provides the only personal portrait of Schweitzer, here as a young man on a quest to better the lot of humankind, and of the woman who helped to shape that pursuit. Schweitzer was twenty-six and Helene Bresslau twenty-two when they met. He was preparing for an academic life in theology and philosophy, which his skill as a musician supplemented his intellectual work. Helene stepped beyond the conventions of the day by entering the nursing field, by founding a welfare program for single mothers, and fearlessly stating her own opinions. While Schweitzer searched for his path. Bresslau provided the sounding board for many of his ideas.
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