Embodied Disruption

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Kasperson, Casey. Embodied Disruption. ctschicago.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/d78322ee-6aff-4d57-8da1-4d81bedfc83e.

K. Casey. Embodied Disruption. https://ctschicago.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/d78322ee-6aff-4d57-8da1-4d81bedfc83e

Kasperson, Casey. Embodied Disruption. https://ctschicago.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/d78322ee-6aff-4d57-8da1-4d81bedfc83e.

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This thesis offers an interreligious cultural analysis of faith, not as a comparative study between traditions, but as an inquiry rooted in embodied epistemology. Drawing primarily from Christianity, Islam, and Secularism—with Buddhism providing structural support and Taoist thought influencing non-dualistic themes—this work defines faith as radical faithfulness to one’s own experience, marked by openness rather than absolute commitment. It argues that what is often called “truth” is merely faith that has been absolutized and idolized, undermining critical reflection. As both argument and example, this thesis introduces Embodied Disruption as a new method of research—one that refuses objectivity and instead centers lived experience, contextuality, and the disruptive impact of authenticity on dominant systems of meaning.

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