Emphasis Preaching Journal

Albert Schweitzer had it all! Educated at the universities of Strasbourg, Paris, and Berlin, he was ordained as the curate of the Church of Saint Nicholas in Strasbourg. His towering intellect produced great theological and philosophical works. His creative genius won the respect of the world. At an early age, he had it made! Everything came easily for Schweitzer. But, in 1904, he gave it all up so that he could study medicine. He had become convinced that some kind of reparation should be made for the European mistreatment of the primitive African.