The Albert Schweitzer-Helene Bresslau Letters, 1902-1912
This book provides the only personal portrait of Schweitzer, here
as a young man on a quest to better the lot of humankind, and of
the woman who helped to shape that pursuit. Schweitzer was
twenty-six and Helene Bresslau twenty-two when they met. He was
preparing for an academic life in theology and philosophy, which
his skill as a musician supplemented his intellectual work. Helene
stepped beyond the conventions of the day by entering the nursing
field, by founding a welfare program for single mothers, and
fearlessly stating her own opinions. While Schweitzer searched for
his path. Bresslau provided the sounding board for many of his
ideas.
