Paul Tournier: Your Power Comes at Others’ Expense
A 1977 book on attitudes that might break the cycle of violence
7 min readMar 10, 2024
Paul Tournier, a Swiss physician rooted in his Christian faith, was a prolific writer. Violence et Puissance was originally published in 1977 in French; the following year, as the author turned 80, it was translated to English by Edwin Hudson as The Violence Inside…