Silent treatment: contemplative worship.(Church of the Holy Communion)(Organization overview)

From: The Christian Century | Date: September 19, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

FOR SOME people, Memphis, Tennessee, conjures visions of southern religion: folks hootin' and hollerin' about God, eternal damnation and hell; sweating preachers thundering on about sex, drinking and Democrats. Southern religion is all heat and fire, the blinding light of Jesus converting sinners to saints in a flash. This is what more reasonable Christians used to ridicule as "enthusiasm."

The Church of the Holy Communion, an Episcopal parish in Memphis, stands in stark contrast to these stereotypes. Situated on a prominent street corner in a prosperous part of town, Holy ...

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