A series of local events will celebrate Albert Schweitzer’s outstanding life and the 75 th anniversary of his speeches in Aspen for the 1949 Goethe Bicentennial Celebration, beginning June 30. While ...

Dr. Albert Schweitzer, giving the keynote address at the Goethe Bicentennial of 1949, declared himself broadly optimistic regarding the future, despite difficulties and evils that beset the world.

Schweitzer’s philosophy of “Reverence for Life” continues to resonate worldwide. The Albert Schweitzer Sesquicentennial Convocation will explore the enduring impact of his ideas through music, film, ...

Nationally, more than 4,000 U.S. Schweitzer Fellows have delivered nearly 750,000 hours of service to individuals and communities in need. Through its intensive one-year Fellowship program and the ...

In the symbolic life of Albert Schweitzer, we whites administered to ourselves our own absolution for our African sins. It is true that toward the end a few clouds had darkened this picture a little.

They were part of the Albert Schweitzer Foundation’s largest cohort which served 1,778 Alabamians and provided 4,042 hours of service. “I’m honored to be one of the first four UAB optometry students ...

MAYVILLE - Bonita Vize recalls how Albert Schweitzer was required reading while she attended Central High School in Davenport, Iowa during the 1960s. In fact, Schweitzer died during her junior ...