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.
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.
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From Stoppard’s Arcadia:
November 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
From Stoppard’s Arcadia:
And then you emerge to discover that your favourite playwright on the planet has died. Rest in Peace, Tom Stoppard, and thank you for Arcadia, Real Thing, Hapgood, Jumpers, Rosencrantz and Guildernstern are Dead, Travesties, Leopoldstadt, and on and on (and Shakespeare in Love)
November 29, 2025 at 8:39 PM
And then you emerge to discover that your favourite playwright on the planet has died. Rest in Peace, Tom Stoppard, and thank you for Arcadia, Real Thing, Hapgood, Jumpers, Rosencrantz and Guildernstern are Dead, Travesties, Leopoldstadt, and on and on (and Shakespeare in Love)
You think you’re not going to see a film more explicitly theological than Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, and then along comes Rian Johnson’s Rise Up, Dead Man.
Gosh, what a joy that was.
Gosh, what a joy that was.
November 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
You think you’re not going to see a film more explicitly theological than Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, and then along comes Rian Johnson’s Rise Up, Dead Man.
Gosh, what a joy that was.
Gosh, what a joy that was.
So excited for Knives Out 3: Now With Added Priests
November 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
So excited for Knives Out 3: Now With Added Priests
The 1980s BBC Narnia theme music and opening credits are positively proustian
(Also I think I know this script by heart?)
(Also I think I know this script by heart?)
The Chronicles of Narnia (BBC) Opening and closing titles
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November 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The 1980s BBC Narnia theme music and opening credits are positively proustian
(Also I think I know this script by heart?)
(Also I think I know this script by heart?)
Today we went to London Zoo and learned about Komodo Dragons. And now I have one question:
- who would win in a fight, a Komodo dragon or a Hippo?
- who would win in a fight, a Komodo dragon or a Hippo?
November 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Today we went to London Zoo and learned about Komodo Dragons. And now I have one question:
- who would win in a fight, a Komodo dragon or a Hippo?
- who would win in a fight, a Komodo dragon or a Hippo?
Just a turkey and some pie.
November 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Just a turkey and some pie.
Getting in four weeks before Christmas meant the Advent study started today, and I’m so delighted that week one went well, because I really wasn’t sure how it would land.
November 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Getting in four weeks before Christmas meant the Advent study started today, and I’m so delighted that week one went well, because I really wasn’t sure how it would land.
Reposted by Hannah Swithinbank
I truly need "AI Won't Stand in Authentic Wonder" swag sold in the Vatican gift shop. Also, I will need it on a tote and shirt.
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
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November 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I truly need "AI Won't Stand in Authentic Wonder" swag sold in the Vatican gift shop. Also, I will need it on a tote and shirt.
I *do not* approve of remaking Kind Hearts and Coronets, so I think it's quite smart that they are absolutely not marketing this as that
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November 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I *do not* approve of remaking Kind Hearts and Coronets, so I think it's quite smart that they are absolutely not marketing this as that
lol, I’ve won the right to buy tickets for the Oval Test next year, but I’m hardly sure I want to drop £100+ on a day of English cricket right now 🏏
November 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
lol, I’ve won the right to buy tickets for the Oval Test next year, but I’m hardly sure I want to drop £100+ on a day of English cricket right now 🏏
Can I just recommend that you don't spill a 500ml tub of double cream all over your kitchen floor. A literal nightmare.
November 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Can I just recommend that you don't spill a 500ml tub of double cream all over your kitchen floor. A literal nightmare.
As we come to the annual bric-a-brac, I am once again tempted to paraphrase Tamsin Greig in Black Books
‘Good gosh, I do sell a lot of crap’
‘Good gosh, I do sell a lot of crap’
November 22, 2025 at 11:37 AM
As we come to the annual bric-a-brac, I am once again tempted to paraphrase Tamsin Greig in Black Books
‘Good gosh, I do sell a lot of crap’
‘Good gosh, I do sell a lot of crap’
So, now England have had a proper warm up game, do we think they’re ready for the Ashes? 🏏
November 22, 2025 at 10:27 AM
So, now England have had a proper warm up game, do we think they’re ready for the Ashes? 🏏
I guess it turns out the final innings of the Oval test was just a scene setter for the Ashes.
November 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I guess it turns out the final innings of the Oval test was just a scene setter for the Ashes.
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everyone who spent the 90s laboriously and lovingly making mixtapes just dissolved into ancient dust
November 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
everyone who spent the 90s laboriously and lovingly making mixtapes just dissolved into ancient dust