Hannah Bowman
@hannahnpbowman.com
Literary agent @ Liza Dawson Associates, prison abolitionist, public theologian
hannahnpbowman.com
christiansforabolition.org
Abolition Ecclesiology: A Spatial Theology for a Church Against Prisons (Fortress, forthcoming in 2026)
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hannahnpbowman.com
christiansforabolition.org
Abolition Ecclesiology: A Spatial Theology for a Church Against Prisons (Fortress, forthcoming in 2026)
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…and might still be a hallucinogenic construct
January 12, 2026 at 5:10 AM
…and might still be a hallucinogenic construct
Lol. I use his concept of heterotopia a lot. But that’s just one 8-page paper.
January 12, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Lol. I use his concept of heterotopia a lot. But that’s just one 8-page paper.
This is one reason we appreciate you
January 12, 2026 at 4:00 AM
This is one reason we appreciate you
My use of “precision/imprecision” there isn’t helping my case, huh
January 12, 2026 at 3:54 AM
My use of “precision/imprecision” there isn’t helping my case, huh
lol to be fair as someone who has been writing a theory-intensive book I do find that there are things that can only be communicated through the precision/imprecision of dense and technical prose (I hope my writing isn’t incomprehensible though)
January 12, 2026 at 3:52 AM
lol to be fair as someone who has been writing a theory-intensive book I do find that there are things that can only be communicated through the precision/imprecision of dense and technical prose (I hope my writing isn’t incomprehensible though)
(I’m commenting on my jawline! Yours is probably fine. Lol)
January 12, 2026 at 2:41 AM
(I’m commenting on my jawline! Yours is probably fine. Lol)
We just have to lean into having saggy jawlines, Kira. It annoys me but it’s the way we prove we look real and beautiful
January 12, 2026 at 2:41 AM
We just have to lean into having saggy jawlines, Kira. It annoys me but it’s the way we prove we look real and beautiful
This is one of many reasons why the renunciations should be repeated at every reaffirmation of baptism!
January 11, 2026 at 8:48 PM
This is one of many reasons why the renunciations should be repeated at every reaffirmation of baptism!
FWIW I support Freedom for Immigrants, RAICES, and Al Otro Lado, which are all more focused on direct support but I think consistent with abolitionism
January 11, 2026 at 6:19 AM
FWIW I support Freedom for Immigrants, RAICES, and Al Otro Lado, which are all more focused on direct support but I think consistent with abolitionism
“Political not partisan” means our moral horizon always goes beyond the platform of any party, not that partisan politics isn’t morally relevant
January 11, 2026 at 1:09 AM
“Political not partisan” means our moral horizon always goes beyond the platform of any party, not that partisan politics isn’t morally relevant
So very very much this
January 10, 2026 at 11:15 PM
So very very much this
Reposted by Hannah Bowman
Anyways, the goal appears to be to shift the window to "cops can kill anybody anytime" like how the DoD can just murder people on boats for any reason at any time. This is why it's important to understand why "criminal" is just not a fixed category. It can become so big to include everyone.
January 10, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Anyways, the goal appears to be to shift the window to "cops can kill anybody anytime" like how the DoD can just murder people on boats for any reason at any time. This is why it's important to understand why "criminal" is just not a fixed category. It can become so big to include everyone.
I’m a little more universalist than that, but it’s because of optimism about God’s persistent solidarity more than a foreclosing of the neighbor’s will
January 10, 2026 at 6:51 PM
I’m a little more universalist than that, but it’s because of optimism about God’s persistent solidarity more than a foreclosing of the neighbor’s will
I love this point about Cornelius’ neighbors vouching for him though because the same is true for Paul as well! Paul is reasonably mistrusted except that Ananias vouches for him
January 10, 2026 at 6:50 PM
I love this point about Cornelius’ neighbors vouching for him though because the same is true for Paul as well! Paul is reasonably mistrusted except that Ananias vouches for him
Just like there is one good man in Sodom, there’s only one penitent centurion? 😂
January 10, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Just like there is one good man in Sodom, there’s only one penitent centurion? 😂
I do land ultimately on believing that the desire that all be saved through accountability and repentance and none be excluded IS what defines our good. What I struggle with is how easily that slips into love that does not insist on accountability as an ongoing good.
January 10, 2026 at 6:48 PM
I do land ultimately on believing that the desire that all be saved through accountability and repentance and none be excluded IS what defines our good. What I struggle with is how easily that slips into love that does not insist on accountability as an ongoing good.
I’ve never thought about this particular one in this way, but you’re right. Same with the centurion who tells Jesus “I too am a man under authority.” I struggle with this!
January 10, 2026 at 6:46 PM
I’ve never thought about this particular one in this way, but you’re right. Same with the centurion who tells Jesus “I too am a man under authority.” I struggle with this!
I have to throw in LIGHTLESS by C.A. Higgins and BARBARY STATION by R.E. Stearns and THE STARS ARE LEGION and THE LIGHT BRIGADE by Kameron Hurley!
January 10, 2026 at 6:37 PM
I have to throw in LIGHTLESS by C.A. Higgins and BARBARY STATION by R.E. Stearns and THE STARS ARE LEGION and THE LIGHT BRIGADE by Kameron Hurley!
This is a great thread
January 10, 2026 at 6:39 AM
This is a great thread
Omg John ❤️❤️❤️ take care
January 10, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Omg John ❤️❤️❤️ take care