Primetime: Empathy: A Novel Problem for Christians

Primetime: Empathy: A Novel Problem for Christians
Date Tuesday, March 31, 2026
1:20 - 2:10 p.m.
FeaturingDr, Scott Dill, Associate Professor of English and Journalism
Location University Library - View maps and directions
Bethel University
3900 Bethel Dr St Paul MN 55112
Instructions for GuestsJoin us in person or with Zoom.
SponsorsFriends of the BU Library and the Office of Teaching and Learning.

Event Description

With some American evangelical Christians calling empathy a sin while others fume with indignation or simply blink in bafflement, what’s an English professor at an evangelical Christian university to do?
This talk seeks to provide some context for contemporary discussions of empathy within its contextual history in aesthetic discourse and the more recent conversation between Christians about its role in our lives.

Questions?

Contact ann-gannon@bethel.edu with questions.