It is quite clear that between love and understanding there is a very close link...He who loves understands, and he who understands loves. One who feels understood feels loved, and one who feels loved feels sure of being understood.

His 70-year old father who was a highly respected clergyman at St. Psychotherapy should also have a spiritual dimension dealing with each person in his or her uniqueness and individuality. It puts the emphasis on awareness of patients as whole persons with places in their community and society.

His ideas had a significant impact on the spiritual and psychosocial aspects of routine patient care and he has been called the twentieth century's most famous Christian physician. Paul Tournier (May 12 1898 – October 7 1986) was a Swiss physician and author who had acquired a worldwide audience for his work in pastoral counseling.