Answering the Call

Revere life, and give yours away for the sake of servingothers As ayoung man, Albert Schweitzer seemed destined for greatness His immense talentand fortitude propelled him to a place as one of Europe s most renownedphilosophers, theologians, and musicians in the early twentieth century YetSchweitzer shocked his contemporaries by forsaking worldly success andembarking on an epic journey into the wildsof French Equatorial Africa, vowing to serve as a lifelong physician to theleast of these in a mysterious land rife with famine, sickness, and superstition Enduring hardship, conflict, andpersonal struggles, he and his beloved wife, H l ne, became French prisoners of war during WWI, and H l ne later battled persistent illnesses Ken Gire s page turning,novelesque narrative sheds new light on Schweitzer s faith in action ethic andhis commitment to honor God by celebrating the sacredness of all life.The legacy of this 1952 NobelPrize honoree endures in the thriving African hospital community that began ina humble chicken coop, in the millions who have drawn inspiration from hisexample, and in the challenge that emanates from his life story into our day.Albert Schweitzer seemed destined for greatness and he achieved it bymaking his life his greatest sermon to a world in desperate need of hope andhealing. Free Read Answering the Call By Ken Gire For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Worst sentence The trader shrugged his shoulders agnostically p 12 Usually, I finish reading books that I start even if they aren t exactly well written But this one I simply couldn t It is a Christian polemic masquerading as a real book on the life of Albert Schweitzer a...This book nearly got 1 or 2 stars As a work this book is terribly disappointing on several levels.First of which, Dr Schweitzer was a subject of one of the few books I read as a child With his immense intellect and in his willingness to serve humanity the good doctor became somewhat of a person I looked up to while impressionable His explorations into Africa and philosophy about God made an impression back in grade school It was great anticipation that I found this book and read it Sadly This book nearly got 1 or 2 stars As a work this book is terribly disappointing on several levels.First of which, Dr Schweitzer was a subject of one of the few books I read as a child With his immense intellect and in his willingness to serve humanity the good doctor became somewhat of a person I looked up to while impressionable His explorations into Africa and philosophy about God made an impression back in grade school It was great anticipation that I found this book and read it Sadly however, I think my grade school report wascomprehensive than this volume.In a nutshell, and I hate giving the book away, this entire work is summed up in, Dr Schweit...Africa as poor man at gate, make my life the sermon, philosophy theology medicine, no dogma in religion of love, fear of poison or fix own food, all life valuable, reverence for life, civilization and ethics, philosophy of civilization, most valuable knowledge how to deal with di...Incredible life that was lived to the fullest and for the service of others His work made a profound and lasting positive impact, specifically on the people of west Gabon Well worth reading.Read this for book club While the life of Albert Schweitzer is incredibly inspiring, I wish this book haddepth and nuance A very easy introduction to Schweitzer s life and work.Schweitzer is one of my greatest personal heroes, so I started reading this book ready to love it It was a disappointment The subject matter was truly inspiring, the writing was flat, sometimes embarrassing To make things worse, I listened on audio CDs, and the narrator was sub par as well.His attempts at different voices was cringe worthy I still love Albert Schweitzer and did learn a couple of things I hadn t known before In short, this book gets thumbs up for information, and thumbs down Schweitzer is one of my greatest personal heroes, so I started read...I was curious to learnabout his life and this book answered that question although he had 3 doctorates one in philosophy, one in theology and one in medicine, he wanted to be remembered as a theologian muchthan a doctor medicine was something h...When I was a little girl everyone talked about Albert Schweitzer He was famous and our church partnered with him in his mission and received letters from him When I saw this short book I loaded it and enjoyed the background on his journey through many trials, musical success, war and joy in helpin...A distinguished leader, who combined brilliance with humility I d like to learnabout him Ken Gire s biography is light reading, and at times skims along the surface of what might have been very difficult circumstances I like the appendix with quotes and the list of his writings.Okay readThis book is just okay I enjoy biographies but this wasdocumentation than story still he did lead an interesting life.

• English
• 18 March 2018
Ken Gire
• Paperback
• 208 pages
• 1595550798
• Ken Gire
• Answering the Call