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Synopsis: Keeping a secret is the first step in becoming an individual. Telling it is the second step. Endorsements: Paul Tournier's gifts as a communicator of the complexities of human relationships shine throughout this gem of a book. Follow his blend of developmental psychology and theology, and you will be surprised at this natural boundary-crossing , and also profoundly enriched. --John Cox, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, Keele University, and former Secretary General of the World Psychiatric Association. Author Biography: Paul Tournier (1898-1986) was a general practitioner in Geneva and also an active Christian. In 1940, he published his first book, La Médecine de la Personne, later translated into English as The Healing of Persons. He changed his medical practice by taking most of his time for listening and talking to his patients, not only considering the physical dimension of their being but also the psychological and spiritual dimensions. In 1947, he founded the International Group of Medicine of the Person. He wrote many books which were widely received throughout the world and were translated into more than thirty languages.
