The Albert Schweitzer - Helene Bresslau Letters, 1902-1912

The Albert Schweitzer - Helene Bresslau Letters, 1902-1912
ISBN-10
081562994X
ISBN-13
9780815629948
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
268
Language
English
Published
2002-12-01
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Authors
Rhena Schweitzer Miller, Gustav Woytt, Antje Bultmann Lemke

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, while 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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