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The phrase Reverence for Life is a translation of the German phrase: "Ehrfurcht vor dem Leben."These words came to Albert Schweitzer on a boat trip on the Ogooué River in French Equatorial Africa (now Gabon), while searching for a universal concept of ethics for our time.
Albert Schweitzer's "reverence for life" principle was a precursor of modern biocentric ethics. [5] In contrast with traditional ethics, the ethics of "reverence for life" denies any distinction between "high and low" or "valuable and less valuable" life forms, dismissing such categorization as arbitrary and subjective. [5]
The two remaining volumes, on The World-View of Reverence for Life and a fourth on the Civilized State, were never completed. In 1924, Schweitzer returned to Africa without his wife, but with an Oxford undergraduate, Noel Gillespie, as his assistant. Everything was heavily decayed, and building and doctoring progressed together for months.
His father was a historian and advocate for Reverence for Life as expressed by Albert Schweitzer. Hans had two brothers, Guenther and Wilfred, and sister Hiltgunt, who wrote an autobiography in 1974. According to her, their father lost his position as school principal due to his philosophy. She wrote: [1]: 21, 2
March 15, 2007, Washington, DC: "Cooperative Security" (PDF). prepared Remarks to the Organization of American States. February 10, 2007: "Time for US Values for the Heavens" (PDF). published at CommonDreams.org. 2007: "Reverence for Life" (PDF). in Ives, D. (Ed.), Reverence for Life: Albert Schweitzer's Relevance Today. Cambridge Scholars Press.
In 2009, the Kindness Club's 50th anniversary year, most of its members were in Canada. Continuing to base itself on Schweitzer's reverence for life philosophy, the club promotes humane education for children and contributes to local initiatives including subsidized spay/neuter programs and donations of pet food to food banks.
Of God and Pelicans: A Theology of Reverence for Life. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1989. With Roots and Wings: Christianity in an Age of Ecology and Dialogue. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 1995. Living from the Center. St. Louis: Chalice Press, 2000. Gandhi’s Hope: Learning from Other Religions as a Path to Peace. Maryknoll: Orbis ...
Oppose: It would be a step backward if this article were merged into "Sanctity of life". Reverence for Life is a moral concept, as the article explains. It is both more inclusive and fundamental. By comparison, "Sanctity of life" is a weak standard. As we know, "sanctity" is violated with impunity. Fconaway 20:19, 12 June 2013 (UTC)