John Manzo

John Manzo is a retired minister in the United Church of Christ and currently a community college adjunct professor.  He grew up in New Jersey and has taught high school in New Jersey and has served churches in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana.  He writes a column focusing on religion, ethics, and other social trends in a local newspaper.  His columns can be found on his blog.

He is married and has two grown children, three grand dogs, and two grand cats. He is an avid fan of the New York Mets and New York Giants and loves to read intrigue and adventure novels.  He loves to engage in conversation on progressive theological thought as well as moral philosophy.  He loves humor and puns and is frequently sharing his strange sense of humor with those he meets.

You can find John Manzo at:
https://punnypastor.wordpress.com/

The Language of Faith and Compassion: How Empathy Changes Everything

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The Language of Faith and Compassion: How Empathy Changes Everything asks a simple but pressing question: What happens when we forget how to feel with one another?

Through vivid stories, sharp cultural observation, and a steady grounding in theology and ethics, the book shows why empathy is not a political slogan or a softhearted ideal. It is the heartbeat of a moral life and the starting point of real faith.

The chapters move from the prophets of the Hebrew Scriptures to modern voices who dare to speak hard truths. Along the way, readers see how empathy grows into compassion, and how compassion (action born from shared feeling) can heal families, congregations, and communities.

Clear-eyed and hopeful, this work invites you to listen, to imagine, and to act. It calls us back to the quiet strength of caring and to the ancient wisdom that love of neighbor begins with the courage to understand.