Empathetic Dialogue as Embodied Pedagogy in an Era of Digital Reckoning 1

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Authors: Eliana Ah-Rum Ku
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Abstract

This study explores how Jeong’s ethics—rooted in sustained emotional presence and relational attunement—can inform empathetic dialogue as embodied pedagogy in the digital age. In response to the reactive moral climate of cancel culture, the article examines storytelling, imagination, and safe space practices as ethical interventions. Drawing from affect theory, moral psychology, and Korean emotional–relational ethics, it argues that Jeong enables a shift from punitive judgment toward ethical patience and relational restoration, offering educators tools to cultivate emotional reflexivity and moral complexity in classrooms and beyond.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Educational Philosophies and Pedagogies Education Philosophy and Society Values and Moral Education

Publication details

Journal / source
Religious Education
Volume
121
Issue
1
Pages
67–83
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN