Reverence for life
Subtitle: Albert Schweitzer's great contribution to ethical thought
By: Ara Paul Barsam.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780195329551
Subjects: Schweitzer, Albert, -- 1875-1965 -- Ethics; Schweitzer, Albert, -- 1875-1965 -- Religion
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The new quest for Schweitzer; title: Mysticism : ethics, friend or foe, Schopenhauer as educator, affirming life, theological premises, reconciling revelations, ethic of love, holophrastic reverence; title: Conversations across a doorway; title: Moral hierarchies, necessary versus ethical decisions, hearing the Word, creation and creator, the cosmic Christ; title: A journey to India; title: The allure of Ahimsa, affirmation and negation, the Jain vision, path to liberation, treasures of thought; title: Seeking the kingdom; title: Painting the portrait, inward revelation, historical puzzles, preaching the kingdom, spiritual kingdom, working for the kingdom, more misconceptions; title: Knowing the one unknown; title: The influence of Paul, all in all, cross and kingdom, newness of life, a village of the kingdom, all creation groans, living non-violently; title: Rediscovering Lambaréné; title: Ground of all beings, shared convictions, redeeming ambiguities, process of life, valuating life, God and pelicans; title: The quest goes on; title: Mystical value, expanding horizons, neighbours in creation, the mark of pain, liberating life, the Ogowe : a tributary.