Creative Suffering

by Paul Tournier

Recommends methods of coping with grief, anger, frustration, and sorrow through the teachings of Christianity and discusses how suffering can contribute to the development of maturity

Genres: Nonfiction

146 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Paul Tournier was a Swiss physician and author who had acquired a worldwide audience for his work in pastoral counselling. His ideas had a significant impact on the spiritual and psychosocial aspects of routine patient care, and he had been called the twentieth century's most famous Christian physician.

Reviews

[Thomas Christianson]

Felt very dated. I got very little out of this.

[Bud Hewlett]

Had some good parts , but wasn't as good as I had hoped.

[Kevin Faulkner]

The wisdom of a Swiss physician, one the 20th century's most influential writers on medicine and spirituality.