{"product_id":"the-sin-of-empathy-compassion-and-its-counterfeits","title":"The Sin of Empathy: Compassion and Its Counterfeits","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe so-called virtue of empathy is the greatest rhetorical tool of manipulation in the 21st century.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eBecause love is a real virtue, empathy’s power is in posing as selfless care for victims.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA sad polar bear paces as David Attenborough informs you that the family suburban is melting the ice caps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Jesus was an asylum seeker!” the sign reads at an Open Borders Rally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA forlorn Bruno wishes he too could change in the women’s locker room, a place he’s always known he belonged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“My mom said if we don’t go she’ll be just devastated.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen you reject the sin of empathy, you reject the manipulation of the media, the manipulation of family and friends, and most importantly, the manipulation of your own heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Rigney\u003c\/strong\u003e serves as Fellow of Theology at New Saint Andrews College and as Associate Pastor at Christ Church. He is a husband, a father of three, and the author of a number of books, including \u003cem\u003eThings of Earth\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLeadership and Emotional Sabotage\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAUTHOR: Joe Rigney\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBINDING: Hardback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePAGE COUNT: 164\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSIZE: 5.5x8.5\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN 10: 1-59128-323-X\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-13: 978-1-59128-323-2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRELEASE DATE: February 18, 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e\u003c!--\ntd {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e","brand":"Joe Rigney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50924898287664,"sku":"G-127-FREE","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0154\/4706\/4624\/files\/LeadershipandtheSinofEmpathyFrontCover.jpg?v=1764106034","url":"https:\/\/canonpress.com\/products\/the-sin-of-empathy-compassion-and-its-counterfeits","provider":"Canon Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}