A Sham Trial: Reviewing 'The Sin of Empathy'

April 9th, 2025 | 19 min read

Joe Rigney. The Sin of Empathy: Compassion and Its Counterfeits. Moscow: Canon Press, 2025. $22, 164 pp.

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Danielle Treweek is the Diocesan Research Officer for the Sydney Anglican Diocese, author of The Meaning of Singleness and founding director of the Single Minded Ministry. She is a graduate of St Mark’s National Theological Centre (PhD), Moore Theological College (BDiv Hons) and the University of Sydney (BA).

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