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Seems like "theologian" undersells it. I mean, he was, but he was also an organist, musicologist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician.
(Schweitzer, not the cat)
He was also a pacifist who fought against the atomic bomb, an internationalist, and a precursor of the animal rights movement.
He wasn't perfect (he was quite paternalistic with the Africans for example), sure, but I love this guy.