Vodou Saints: Lessons on Life, Death and Resurrection from Haiti

"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."

Born in 1947 in Revere, Massachusetts, Dr. Fournier graduated from Merrimack College and Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Fournier has published many articles on topics ranging from diabetes to AIDS. He was among the first to treat patients with AIDS and recognize the socioeconomic forces driving the epidemic. All proceed froms sale of the book benefit Haiti.