Faith & Religion
Schweitzer believed this religion called him to serve the poor and sick
What is Christianity?
Schweitzer's core philosophy was called this
What is "Reverence for Life"?
Schweitzer built his hospital in this African country
What is Gabon?
Schweitzer gave up comfortable life in this continent
What is Europe?
Schweitzer believed true meaning came from this
What is serving others?
Schweitzer focused on this kind of missionary work
Healing/medical service?
Schweitzer's ethic of Reverence for Life applied to humans, animals, and even ____.
What are plants?
Schweitzer trained in this field before going to Africa
What is medicine?
Before medicine, he practiced this form of art
What is music/organ playing?
Schweitzer left behind comfort to embrace this kind of life
What is struggle/service in the jungle?
Schweitzer thought action was more powerful than these.
What are words?
"Fellowship of Those Who Bear the _____ of Pain."
What is Mark?
Schweitzer wanted to fight these common tropical diseases ____ and _____
What is malaria and sleeping sickness?
At age 30, he felt he owed the world ______
What is service?
Instead of staying in universities, he went to this environment
What is primeval forest/Africa?
Instead of only giving sermons, Schweitzer wanted to help people through this.
True or False: Schweitzer thought even animals, plants, and ideas deserved respect
What is False?
His hospital began with this many buildings
What is one?
He worked alongside villagers with this tool when building the hospital
What is a spade/shovel?
His philosophy taught that words mean little without this
What is action?
True or False: Schweitzer went to Africa mainly to make people become Christian.
What is False
Schweitzer's famous motto was Reverence for ____.
What is Life?
True or False: Schweitzer focused more on converting people than healing
What is False?
Schweitzer's sacrifice was motivated by a sense of this moral obligation
What is a debt to humanity?
What was Schweitzer's greatest motivation for leaving Europe to work in Africa?
To live out his ethical and religious conviction