The moral character of empathy has recently been a subject of contentious online debate among Christians. Joe Rigney and Hannah Anderson, who have both engaged in these disputes with their different concerns, join me for an extended discussion of the question, hoping to clear up some misunderstandings on both sides, and to break some differences down to size.
Within the conversation we mention various articles and other material.
Joe Rigney
The Enticing Sin of Empathy
Dangerous Compassion
Do You Feel My Pain?
Man Rampant Interview
Abigail Dodds
The Beauty and Abuse of Empathy
Paul Bloom
The Case Against Empathy
Against Empathy
Edwin Friedman
A Failure of Nerve
My summary of A Failure of Nerve
Brené Brown
On Empathy
Daring Greatly
Shame and Empathy
The whole cast are joined by our friend and regular guest Hannah Anderson for a discussion of her new illustrated book, 
On this week’s Mere Fidelity, Derek, Andrew, and I are abandoned by Matt and joined by the greater Anderson, Hannah, to discuss her new book, 
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