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Cultivating Empathy: The Worth and Dignity of Every Person--Without Exception
Nathan Walker
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Description for Cultivating Empathy: The Worth and Dignity of Every Person--Without Exception
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 192.
In this personal and emotionally honest exploration of conflict, the Reverend Nathan C. Walker introduces a creative and compassionate way to develop empathetic responses. He introduces the concept of the moral imagination - a vital character trait used by those who have the courage to project themselves into a conflict and understand all the perspectives, aware that understanding need not imply agreement. CULTIVATING EMPATHY presents a collection of essays about the author's wrestlings with personal and cultural conflicts and his commitment to stop "otherising" - which occurs when we either demonise people or romanticise them. Walker's remedy for these ... Read more
In this personal and emotionally honest exploration of conflict, the Reverend Nathan C. Walker introduces a creative and compassionate way to develop empathetic responses. He introduces the concept of the moral imagination - a vital character trait used by those who have the courage to project themselves into a conflict and understand all the perspectives, aware that understanding need not imply agreement. CULTIVATING EMPATHY presents a collection of essays about the author's wrestlings with personal and cultural conflicts and his commitment to stop "otherising" - which occurs when we either demonise people or romanticise them. Walker's remedy for these ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Skinner House Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Boston, United States
ISBN
9781558967748
SKU
V9781558967748
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Ref
99-15
About Nathan Walker
Nathan C. Walker is the executive director of the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute in Washington, D.C., where he teaches about the guiding principles of the First Amendment that enable Americans to negotiate religious and philosophical differences in public with civility and respect. A Unitarian Universalist minister, he spent 15 years serving congregations in Boston and New York. ... Read more
Reviews for Cultivating Empathy: The Worth and Dignity of Every Person--Without Exception
“Reverend Walker introduces the concept of a moral imagination, or an ability to project oneself into a conflict and understand all the perspectives, as a daily spiritual practice that can lead to developing empathetic responses to those held in contempt.” —Emma Koonse, Publishers Weekly