Hannah Swithinbank
@hannahswiv.bsky.social
Assorted Bobbins | Theology, (Ancient) History (PhD, St Andrews) | Priest and curate in the Church of England | London, but always missing Cornwall
http://hannahswithinbank.com
http://hannahswithinbank.com
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Ghosts of the Remnant
Abstract The book of Jeremiah is well-known for the aporias and fractures within its text, which are much discussed. In Jeremiah 39–44 these confusions appear as indicative of two antagonistic communi...
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With a certain amount of disbelief that this is fiiiiiiinally out there in the world... I'm delighted/relieved/irrationally terrified that this article is now out in the latest issue of Biblical Interpretation.
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
This morning's sermon, which is on judgement (just for funsies)
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On love and justice: a sermon for the third Sunday of Advent — Hannah Swithinbank
The Christ who comes at Christmas, who has always been at its heart and whose return we await, is the one who will transform the wilderness: even the wildernesses in which we find ourselves and our wo...
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December 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This morning's sermon, which is on judgement (just for funsies)
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One of my teacher friends has decided we’re doing the GCHQ Christmas card for funsies. Can someone remind me how to do algebra?
www.gchq.gov.uk/files/gchq%2...
www.gchq.gov.uk/files/gchq%2...
December 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
One of my teacher friends has decided we’re doing the GCHQ Christmas card for funsies. Can someone remind me how to do algebra?
www.gchq.gov.uk/files/gchq%2...
www.gchq.gov.uk/files/gchq%2...
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
I mean, I suppose Aristotelian-ly speaking, One Battle After Another *is* a comedy
(today in: the Golden Globe awards' categorisation is eternally wild)
(today in: the Golden Globe awards' categorisation is eternally wild)
December 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I mean, I suppose Aristotelian-ly speaking, One Battle After Another *is* a comedy
(today in: the Golden Globe awards' categorisation is eternally wild)
(today in: the Golden Globe awards' categorisation is eternally wild)
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I think Transactual put it best (in reference to the girl guides) and now Labour too:
"There is no problem being solved here, only harm being done."
All to appease the right, who hate them anyway - shame on them.
"There is no problem being solved here, only harm being done."
All to appease the right, who hate them anyway - shame on them.
December 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I think Transactual put it best (in reference to the girl guides) and now Labour too:
"There is no problem being solved here, only harm being done."
All to appease the right, who hate them anyway - shame on them.
"There is no problem being solved here, only harm being done."
All to appease the right, who hate them anyway - shame on them.
I have no comment on the cricket other than to say, THIS is what they pushed Jimmy Anderson into retirement for?
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December 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I have no comment on the cricket other than to say, THIS is what they pushed Jimmy Anderson into retirement for?
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If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity
December 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity
Forget whamaggedon, the true advent marathon is how many times you hear small children sing, ‘It was on a Starry Night’
December 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Forget whamaggedon, the true advent marathon is how many times you hear small children sing, ‘It was on a Starry Night’
I was given @questingvole.bsky.social’s lovely book for Christmas last year, and I dipped in and out reading about MY favourites, but now I’m enjoying spending advent going start to finish.
December 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I was given @questingvole.bsky.social’s lovely book for Christmas last year, and I dipped in and out reading about MY favourites, but now I’m enjoying spending advent going start to finish.
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ok, this is my favorite so far:
October 17, 2024 at 3:18 PM
ok, this is my favorite so far:
Is there a closing number in musical theatre more emotionally demolishing than Our Time? Gosh darn it.
I’ve come to see Merrily We Roll Along at the cinema, and yes I’m excited to see Dan Rad and Groffsauce and Lindsay Mendez in this show, I feel a bit disloyal to the original London cast. That production made my brain go 🤯 and I adored it. So here’s to Mark Umbers, Jenna Russell & Damien Humbley.
December 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Is there a closing number in musical theatre more emotionally demolishing than Our Time? Gosh darn it.
I’ve come to see Merrily We Roll Along at the cinema, and yes I’m excited to see Dan Rad and Groffsauce and Lindsay Mendez in this show, I feel a bit disloyal to the original London cast. That production made my brain go 🤯 and I adored it. So here’s to Mark Umbers, Jenna Russell & Damien Humbley.
December 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I’ve come to see Merrily We Roll Along at the cinema, and yes I’m excited to see Dan Rad and Groffsauce and Lindsay Mendez in this show, I feel a bit disloyal to the original London cast. That production made my brain go 🤯 and I adored it. So here’s to Mark Umbers, Jenna Russell & Damien Humbley.
Rooooooot.
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If Joe Root runs out of partners I’m going to go full angry cat
a cat with its eyes closed is sitting on a tree branch
ALT: a cat with its eyes closed is sitting on a tree branch
media.tenor.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Rooooooot.
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If Joe Root runs out of partners I’m going to go full angry cat
a cat with its eyes closed is sitting on a tree branch
ALT: a cat with its eyes closed is sitting on a tree branch
media.tenor.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:50 AM
If Joe Root runs out of partners I’m going to go full angry cat
Having heard a song on the radio a few of times in the last couple of weeks and thought ‘that sounds like new Waxahatchee’ I decided to hunt it down, and it turns out it is Waxahatchee-adjacent project Snocaps, and the song Heathcliff is a bop.
December 4, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Having heard a song on the radio a few of times in the last couple of weeks and thought ‘that sounds like new Waxahatchee’ I decided to hunt it down, and it turns out it is Waxahatchee-adjacent project Snocaps, and the song Heathcliff is a bop.
You wake up, you check your phone, you think ‘hmmm maybe’, and immediately Zack Crawley gets out.
Such is life. 🏏
Such is life. 🏏
December 4, 2025 at 7:05 AM
You wake up, you check your phone, you think ‘hmmm maybe’, and immediately Zack Crawley gets out.
Such is life. 🏏
Such is life. 🏏
Watching Holiday (not *The* Holiday) for the first time and it is delightful, and I want to join the fifth avenue anti-stuffed shirt and flying trapeze club. Hepburn and Grant forever.
December 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Watching Holiday (not *The* Holiday) for the first time and it is delightful, and I want to join the fifth avenue anti-stuffed shirt and flying trapeze club. Hepburn and Grant forever.
At what point does a girl get worried that her blog readership has gone up 100% in the last month and it’s all traffic from China?
(To be clear, it’s still very small numbers)
(To be clear, it’s still very small numbers)
December 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
At what point does a girl get worried that her blog readership has gone up 100% in the last month and it’s all traffic from China?
(To be clear, it’s still very small numbers)
(To be clear, it’s still very small numbers)
This year's Advent Sunday sermon (with thanks to CS Lewis)
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People of God, awake! A sermon for Advent Sunday — Hannah Swithinbank
People of God, awake! This is the call of the prayer we prayed at the lighting of the first advent candle. It is the call of Paul to the Romans, and of Jesus to his disciples in Matthew. Wa...
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December 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
This year's Advent Sunday sermon (with thanks to CS Lewis)
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Utterly gorgeous morning for an outdoor swim, with the sun rising behind the steam from the pool.
(Also, praise be for heated outdoor pools)
(Also, praise be for heated outdoor pools)
December 3, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Utterly gorgeous morning for an outdoor swim, with the sun rising behind the steam from the pool.
(Also, praise be for heated outdoor pools)
(Also, praise be for heated outdoor pools)
NGL, I’m hoping Benicio wins all the prizes for this
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
NGL, I’m hoping Benicio wins all the prizes for this
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"Sometimes I worry about a society shaped by superheroes rather than muppets" is a sentence I just found in my book draft.
December 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"Sometimes I worry about a society shaped by superheroes rather than muppets" is a sentence I just found in my book draft.
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Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
November 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.