EPISODE DETAILS
This week on the Empathy Table, Amar is joined by Dr. Vincent Bacote, Professor of Theology at Wheaton College and CECPL Advisory Council member.
Vince and Amar talk about the theological grounding for empathy in Christian and public life. They discuss the work of “Reckoning with Race and Performing the Good News” and the importance of Jesus’ call to love our neighbors. Vince and Amar offer a robust understanding of empathy that goes beyond merely “feeling with.” By way of story and theory, they argue that empathy requires both a physical and cognitive move towards another that is both emotional and intellectual. In other words, it requires us to not only bear one another’s’ burdens emotionally, but also understand the complex realities behind the burden itself.
