The Meaning of Persons

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Summary: Paul Tournier's "The Meaning of Persons"
Review: I believe Paul Tournier began his career as a medical doctor in Geneva, Switzerland, in the 1940's, but so many people who came to him about their physical problems complained about their religious and emotional difficulties, that he trained to become a psychotherapist. He was a scientist as well as a devout Christian, and one of the main ideas of his books is the restoration of the doctor-patient human relationship in the practice of medicine. In that he may have been a forerunner of the holistic style of medicine that emerged about twenty yars later.
"The Meaning of Persons" is a good book to start with, if you are inclined to read books on healing with a Christian point of view. His style is intimate, readable, and charming, and his translators are very good. You will want to read more of his books.

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Summary: Spiritual Meaning
Review: I find Tournier's writing very agreeable. He goes into the task of seperating the personage from the person. Basing it on dialect with others and having communication with your own spiritual self Tournier provokes many interesting thoughts. A good read.

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Summary: Making Contact
Review: The Meaning of Persons by Dr. Tournier is a must read for those seeking to make contact with that image of God we all have inside; and to contact that same image in others. It turns out to be the thou Dr. Tournier writes about. I am struck by his comment that personages associate while persons communicate. It's all about establishing a no-pretense dialogue with others.
If you are Christian, you will find that Dr. Tournier's wisdom answers your questions about who that person is inside of you, how you may develop it, and how you may recognize its counterpart in others. Not a preachy book, it offers golden wisdom based on his years of dealing with personages whom he helped to find their person. I read it again and again. Each time I find new wisdom.