當他還是年輕的神學家,在1906年出版了他首個著作《歷史耶穌的探索》(The Quest of the Historical Jesus)。從此他獲得很高的名譽。在這本著作,他以耶穌自己末世學的信念把耶穌的一生來作解釋。史懷哲示範了,為了重新塑造耶穌的人利用歷史研究來描繪耶穌一生,嚴如歷史學家的描繪。當這個著作成為新約聖經研究的次領域長達數十年之久,這項工作終於完成。
True philosophy must start from the most immediate and comprehensive fact of consciousness: 'I am life that wants to live, in the midst of life that wants to live'.
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