Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

Occupy Movement

  • More Christian Than Christians

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    3 min read

    A year ago when the Occupy Wall Street movement developed, it was easy to recognize a correlation between the church’s mission and #OWS’s. It’s participants were attempting to forge a different way of gathering that was egalitarian and grass roots. It’s decision making was communal and encouraged a type of shared leadership most churches can…

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  • The New Authority: Trust

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    5 min read

    It comes down to trust.  Our current behavior demonstrates that we don’t trust the system, we simply rely on it and expect it to function.  Then when it doesn’t, we condemn it.  Sometimes we even argue that the system can’t do it.  And even then we still don’t hold the community responsible for cleaning up the mess. Perhaps this…

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  • Bp. Robinson on Occupy Wall Street

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    1 min read

    I’m a little late in posting this, but I am happy to see other Episcopalians talking about this in an honest and direct way.

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  • On Ecclesiology: Leadership, Emergence, and #Occupy

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    4 min read

    In the Premodern world, humanity was led by “the divine right of kings,” in other words, authority was bestowed upon a singular human authority from a divine source. In the Modern world, humanity was led by singular representation.  Authority was bestowed on an individual to represent the people, either through fiat or election. The Enlightenment…

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