The Exploitation of Compassion

For a book about the perils of empathy’s excesses, Allie Beth Stuckey’s newly released Toxic Empathy (2024) is rife with respect for empathy itself.

Christian compassion, Stuckey acknowledges, is a positive force in our daily lives. When we see a friend struggling with a heavy physical or emotional load, we lend a hand or a shoulder if we can. As well we should.