PugJesus@kbin.socialM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.world · 6 months agoTheologian Albert Schweitzer and his catmedia.kbin.socialimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1117arrow-down10
arrow-up1117arrow-down1imageTheologian Albert Schweitzer and his catmedia.kbin.socialPugJesus@kbin.socialM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareAFK BRB Chocolate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·6 months agoSeems like “theologian” undersells it. I mean, he was, but he was also an organist, musicologist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician. (Schweitzer, not the cat)
minus-squareZloubida@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 months agoHe was also a pacifist who fought against the atomic bomb, an internationalist, and a precursor of the animal rights movement. He wasn’t perfect (he was quite paternalistic with the Africans for example), sure, but I love this guy.
Seems like “theologian” undersells it. I mean, he was, but he was also an organist, musicologist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician.
(Schweitzer, not the cat)
He was also a pacifist who fought against the atomic bomb, an internationalist, and a precursor of the animal rights movement.
He wasn’t perfect (he was quite paternalistic with the Africans for example), sure, but I love this guy.