The Disembodied Denomination: A Search for Bodily Practices in Unitarian and Universalist Worship

Key Points

• The research aims to understand how bodily practices influence worship experiences in Unitarian and Universalist denominations.
• Qualitative analysis of worship services
• Interviews with congregants and leaders
• Observation of denominational rituals
• Identified key bodily practices that enhance worship experiences
• Revealed diverse interpretations of physicality in worship rituals
• Showed a connection between bodily engagement and community bonding