The Essence of Faith
Philosophy of Religion
Albert Schweitzer
- The
- Nobel
- Peace
- Prize–winning
- doctor,
- theologian,
- and
- missionary
- explores
- the
- essence
- of
- faith
- in
- this
- masterful
- early
- work
- on
- Kantian
- metaphysics.Famous
- for
- his
- medical
- missionary
- work
- in
- what
- is
- now
- the
- West
- African
- country
- of
- Gabon,
- Albert
- Schweitzer
- was
- an
- accomplished
- theologian,
- philosopher,
- and
- international
- bestselling
- author.
- While
- studying
- for
- his
- PhD
- at
- the
- Sorbonne,
- Schweitzer
- developed
- his
- views
- on
- theology
- through
- an
- analysis
- of
- Immanuel
- Kant’s
- philosophy
- of
- religion.In
- The
- Essence
- of
- Faith,
- Schweitzer
- explores
- Kantian
- ideas
- to
- arrive
- at
- an
- inspiring
- meditation
- on
- God,
- faith,
- and
- the
- limits
- of
- human
- understanding.
- Both
- an
- accessible
- introduction
- to
- Schweitzer’s
- theology
- and
- a
- strikingly
- original
- approach
- to
- Kant’s
- writing
- and
- thought,
- The
- Essence
- of
- Faith
- is
- a
- slim
- volume
- of
- profound ideas.
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