"Part elegy, part musings on the great mysteries of
life, Vodou Saints is at the same time an inspirational
story of lessons learned from Haitians in the over
three decades that Dr. Arthur Fournier has worked
with them, both in Miami and in Haiti. These lessons
span the early days of the AIDS epidemic in Miami,
the political turmoil of the Aristide years, the
earthquake that devastated Haiti in 2010 and most
recently the outbreak of cholera. Through all these
experiences Haitians have taught Dr. Fournier a
worldview quite different from his own. Fournier
uses this adopted worldview not only to deal with
tragedy in his own life but to make sense out of the
seeming contradictions between science, philosophy
and theology concerning the interface between Man
and the unknown. This is a profound book that could
best be compared to Albert Camus' "The Plague"",
except this story is real! Consistently thought
provoking and inspiring - at times humbling and
even disturbing - this story is more than a chronicle
of the disasters that have befallen this poor and
poorly understood country or the resilience of its
people. It's also a story of Fournier's own journey
towards redemption and healing. A quest to be not
only a better doctor, but also a better person - a
Vodou Saint."
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