{"product_id":"answering-the-call-ken-gire-9781595550798","title":"Answering the Call: The Doctor Who Made Africa His Life: The Remarkable Story of Albert Schweitzer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eRevere life, and give yours away for the sake of servingothers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs ayoung man, Albert Schweitzer seemed destined for greatness. His immense talentand fortitude propelled him to a place as one of Europe's most renownedphilosophers, theologians, and musicians in the early twentieth century. YetSchweitzer shocked his contemporaries by forsaking worldly success andembarking on an epic journey into the wildsof French Equatorial Africa, vowing to serve as a lifelong physician to \"theleast of these\" in a mysterious land rife with famine, sickness, and superstition.\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnduring hardship, conflict, andpersonal struggles, he and his beloved wife, H駘鈩e, became French prisoners of war during WWI, and H駘鈩e later battled persistent illnesses. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKen Gire's page-turning, novelesque narrative sheds new light on Schweitzer's faith-in-action ethic andhis commitment to honor God by celebrating the sacredness of all life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe legacy of this 1952 NobelPrize honoree endures in the thriving African hospital community that began ina humble chicken coop, in the millions who have drawn inspiration from hisexample, and in the challenge that emanates from his life story into our day. \u003c\/p\u003eAlbert Schweitzer seemed destined for greatness--and he achieved it bymaking his life his greatest sermon to a world in desperate need of hope andhealing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ken Gire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1595550798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781595550798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Nelson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/11\/2013 pg. 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2013 pg. 86","brand":"Ken Gire","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047875178751,"sku":"9781595550798","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4406a9da-8bce-4dba-bb4a-f0e93c1fb049.jpg?v=1684992654","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/answering-the-call-ken-gire-9781595550798","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}