Professor Tyler's new book – Confession: the Healing of the Soul – is especially timely since it draws on an amazing variety of authors and sources to explore the crucial relationship between the experience of confession and the experience of the transcendent. This is an important book and one that could answer many questions.

Kevin McDonald, Archbishop Emeritus of Southwark

Tyler writes with great learning which he wears lightly, deep wisdom which is never pretentious and a real humanity which shines through this text. His argument is simple: the ancient Christian practice of confession is vital for wounded selves and societies and a way towards human well-being and restoration. If you disagree, read this book. You will be challenged.

Professor Gavin D'Costa, University of Bristol

Today's social media brings instant, global and personal communication, but at a price. Who do you tell your deepest secrets and know that you are safe? Peter Tyler's Confession is a learned and attractive exploration of a safe and deep therapy for the soul. It touches a range of human emotions, reminding us how to be better at being human. God emerges from this book as merciful, real, and the person who ultimately makes us fully human. It is a book of hope and joy in a world of many sorrows.

Martin Warner, Bishop of Chichester