Hannah Bowman
@hannahnpbowman.com
Literary agent @ Liza Dawson Associates, prison abolitionist, public theologian
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Abolition Ecclesiology: A Spatial Theology for a Church Against Prisons (Fortress, forthcoming in 2026)
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christiansforabolition.org
Abolition Ecclesiology: A Spatial Theology for a Church Against Prisons (Fortress, forthcoming in 2026)
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So what I’m gathering is that the Pope must have gone to bed?
January 19, 2026 at 3:07 AM
So what I’m gathering is that the Pope must have gone to bed?
There was this incredible Israeli restaurant called Falafel Bar that had a salad bar with FIVE different kinds of eggplant salad (baba ganoush, a vinegary eggplant vegetable salad, eggplant pepper, eggplant tomato and an amazing eggplant mushroom) and the best falafel I have ever eaten.
Sunday night timeline cleanse
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
January 19, 2026 at 1:47 AM
There was this incredible Israeli restaurant called Falafel Bar that had a salad bar with FIVE different kinds of eggplant salad (baba ganoush, a vinegary eggplant vegetable salad, eggplant pepper, eggplant tomato and an amazing eggplant mushroom) and the best falafel I have ever eaten.
Sometimes I think about how every death is the loss of someone’s beloved child
Victor Manuel Diaz was kidnapped from Minneapolis. He was my neighbor and he died in an American concentration camp. He was not "illegal," he was a human being made in the image of the divine. May his memory be a blessing, and may the rest of us fight like hell until we stop this brutality.
This is the sixth death in ICE custody in 18 days. This isn’t enforcement, it’s a system that cages people, outsources care, and shrugs when they die. Abolish ICE.
January 18, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Sometimes I think about how every death is the loss of someone’s beloved child
This short story is one of my very favorite pieces of political imagination!
I would like to point people to this short story by @naomikritzer.bsky.social it really encapsulates a lot of the attitude we hold dear. I love it. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
January 18, 2026 at 8:34 PM
This short story is one of my very favorite pieces of political imagination!
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if you believe that there are certain minimum standards of treatment to which human beings are entitled, those standards must apply to all human beings - even the most hateful, even the least useful, even when it gains you nothing, even when it's hard, even when they'd never do the same for you
January 18, 2026 at 3:45 AM
if you believe that there are certain minimum standards of treatment to which human beings are entitled, those standards must apply to all human beings - even the most hateful, even the least useful, even when it gains you nothing, even when it's hard, even when they'd never do the same for you
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“The politics of domination is weak when compared to the politics of vulnerability.” @thrasherxy.bsky.social
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On Renee Good, ICE, Zohran Mamdani, and the Politics of Domination vs. Vulnerability
“That’s fine, dude. I’m not mad at you.” Gun shots. “Fuckin’ bitch.” By now, you have likely heard Renee Good’s last words, said with great vulnerability to ICE agent Jonathan Ross, right before h…
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January 17, 2026 at 11:13 PM
“The politics of domination is weak when compared to the politics of vulnerability.” @thrasherxy.bsky.social
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Scripture bringing the fire today, as usual.
![Deuteronomy 10:12-22 So now, O Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you? Only to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, 13 and to keep the commandments of the Lord your God and his decrees that I am commanding you today, for your own well-being. 14 Although heaven and the heaven of heavens belong to the Lord your God, the earth with all that is in it, 15 yet the Lord set his heart in love on your ancestors alone and chose you, their descendants after them, out of all the peoples, as it is today. 16 Circumcise, then, the foreskin of your heart, and do not be stubborn any longer. 17 For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who is not partial and takes no bribe, 18 who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and who loves the strangers, providing them with food and clothing. [Highlighted] 19 You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.20 You shall fear the Lord your God; him alone you shall worship; to him you shall hold fast, and by his name you shall swear. 21 He is your praise; he is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things that your own eyes have seen. 22 Your ancestors went down to Egypt seventy persons; and now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars in heaven.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vyjt7whll2x3vmfsryynf6nl/bafkreigj5umc6opqpyfgprnakenqfkdggbq64a5ojk3ksfndsqdr6lcwtu@jpeg)
![Definition and Scope
The word [stranger] designates a non-native who has taken up residence among the covenant people—neither a passing traveler (who might be called a “stranger”) nor an assimilated “native-born,” but a settled outsider living under Israel’s civil jurisdiction. Scripture consistently pairs such residents with other vulnerable groups (the fatherless and widows), stressing their need for protection and their potential inclusion within the life of the community.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vyjt7whll2x3vmfsryynf6nl/bafkreibez4yjbv3aaml2t2gidaq7d6ahog353q227jv7vihr6pt7gkc2gq@jpeg)
January 17, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Scripture bringing the fire today, as usual.
"Bearing false witness" (it's in the Big 10 folks)
As President Trump approaches one year back in office, the policies his administration pursues — and how those policies are communicated — have been increasingly shaped by social media.
Minnesota shows what happens when governing and content creation merge
As President Trump approaches one year back in office, the policies his administration pursues — and how those policies are communicated — have been increasingly shaped by social media.
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January 16, 2026 at 11:50 PM
"Bearing false witness" (it's in the Big 10 folks)
The reason we insist on talking in terms of “defund” and “abolish” is because WE MUST REDUCE POWER GIVEN TO THESE MOTHERFUCKERS
January 16, 2026 at 8:17 PM
The reason we insist on talking in terms of “defund” and “abolish” is because WE MUST REDUCE POWER GIVEN TO THESE MOTHERFUCKERS
You have got to be fucking kidding me
January 16, 2026 at 8:13 PM
You have got to be fucking kidding me
I am usually skeptical of the tepid response of our bishops to moral crises, but I want to give credit that they are making good and necessary responses here ⚓️
NEW: I spoke with this bishop, who offered more context for his (entirely unprepared!) remarks.
Turns out other bishops (e.g., in MN) agree with him, and he recalled the moment he told local priests to get their wills in order.
“There was a little gasp,” he said. religionnews.com/2026/01/15/t...
Turns out other bishops (e.g., in MN) agree with him, and he recalled the moment he told local priests to get their wills in order.
“There was a little gasp,” he said. religionnews.com/2026/01/15/t...
January 16, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I am usually skeptical of the tepid response of our bishops to moral crises, but I want to give credit that they are making good and necessary responses here ⚓️
One of the things that radicalized me to abolition was learning that basic human care, community, and solidarity are seen as threats and risks in prisons. That’s WHY they can’t be reformed: the things that would help people are antithetical to the institution itself. No more prisons.
“Texas prison officials placed the incarcerated woman who cared for the cat into solitary confinement — despite the fact that she did not organize the fundraiser or receive any of the money”
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After a Prison Cat Fundraiser Went Viral, Texas Officials Put His Caretaker in Solitary Confinement
“She was crying when she called me,” her daughter told The Barbed Wire. “This is not a place my medically challenged mother should be.”
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January 16, 2026 at 4:39 AM
One of the things that radicalized me to abolition was learning that basic human care, community, and solidarity are seen as threats and risks in prisons. That’s WHY they can’t be reformed: the things that would help people are antithetical to the institution itself. No more prisons.
Well, there it is
abolish,
January 15, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Well, there it is
I can’t make things better, but today @holycinnamonroller.bsky.social and I put together preaching resources for Migration With Dignity Sunday on Feb. 8, and it was cathartic to write how I feel, in dialogue with scripture: bit.ly/PreachMWD2026 ⚓️
4 MWD Sunday Preaching Resources 2026.docx
Migration With Dignity Sunday 2026 is Sunday, February 8 The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany We encourage preachers observing Migration With Dignity Sunday to mention immigration justice and the MW...
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January 14, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I can’t make things better, but today @holycinnamonroller.bsky.social and I put together preaching resources for Migration With Dignity Sunday on Feb. 8, and it was cathartic to write how I feel, in dialogue with scripture: bit.ly/PreachMWD2026 ⚓️
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"We must defame, defund, and abolish these systems. We must empty all the cages, kick dirt over made-up borders, and fund the things that help us thrive, imagine, create. Free us all."
- @holidarity.bsky.social
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- @holidarity.bsky.social
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We Can Honor Renee Nicole Good’s Life by Abolishing Death-Making Institutions
Those of us who see ourselves in Renee Good can take this moment to deepen our solidarities with all who are policed.
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January 14, 2026 at 12:09 AM
"We must defame, defund, and abolish these systems. We must empty all the cages, kick dirt over made-up borders, and fund the things that help us thrive, imagine, create. Free us all."
- @holidarity.bsky.social
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- @holidarity.bsky.social
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The short term goal is “no government funding until the ICE funding is reduced.” The medium term goal is “abolish ICE.” The long term goal is Migration With Dignity: a framework for immigration based on welcoming and celebrating new neighbors and meeting their needs.
January 13, 2026 at 4:24 PM
The short term goal is “no government funding until the ICE funding is reduced.” The medium term goal is “abolish ICE.” The long term goal is Migration With Dignity: a framework for immigration based on welcoming and celebrating new neighbors and meeting their needs.
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“Be not afraid.”
January 13, 2026 at 2:50 AM
“Be not afraid.”
Anyway I think a lot about "low threshold, high ceiling." Present a big imaginative vision of an alternative, and simultaneously offer incremental non-reformist steps to move that way that aren't too "scary"
One of the things we have to already start sharing and shaping is a big vision for what a world of just immigration looks like -- a post-abolition world -- so that people can imagine an alternative that's actually different. I know it sounds idealistic, but it's also essential to offer something new
January 12, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Anyway I think a lot about "low threshold, high ceiling." Present a big imaginative vision of an alternative, and simultaneously offer incremental non-reformist steps to move that way that aren't too "scary"
One of the things we have to already start sharing and shaping is a big vision for what a world of just immigration looks like -- a post-abolition world -- so that people can imagine an alternative that's actually different. I know it sounds idealistic, but it's also essential to offer something new
January 12, 2026 at 9:46 PM
One of the things we have to already start sharing and shaping is a big vision for what a world of just immigration looks like -- a post-abolition world -- so that people can imagine an alternative that's actually different. I know it sounds idealistic, but it's also essential to offer something new
Surfacing this, because I think incremental non-reformist reforms is SUCH an essential concept
I think we've gotta bring in the framework of "non-reformist reforms" that Critical Resistance has been proposing in the prison-abolition space for years! Incremental steps are fine but should incrementally decrease ICE resources and power. criticalresistance.org/resources/re...
Critical Resistance
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January 12, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Surfacing this, because I think incremental non-reformist reforms is SUCH an essential concept
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O Lord, arise, help us; And deliver us for thy Name's sake.
January 10, 2026 at 11:07 PM
O Lord, arise, help us; And deliver us for thy Name's sake.
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I think one of the issues with the technically-correct "the gospel is political but not partisan" framework is that sometimes it becomes clear that, re: a particular moment in political history, one party was correct in warning of grave moral danger and the other cheered it on
January 10, 2026 at 10:56 PM
I think one of the issues with the technically-correct "the gospel is political but not partisan" framework is that sometimes it becomes clear that, re: a particular moment in political history, one party was correct in warning of grave moral danger and the other cheered it on
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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.
This book is so good
Another strength of The Dispossessed is that Le Guin asks “what if the folks in the anarchist commune are sometimes annoying and kinda suck”
January 10, 2026 at 3:38 PM
This book is so good
This is a beautiful essay from @farahnazrishi.bsky.social on grief and what we carry with us. And birds. lithub.com/feather-by-f...
Feather By Feather: On Life, Death, and Birding
A few days after my brother died, I sat in the living room of a dead house and made eye contact with a bird. It’d been raining that day: the world outside had been coated in a wet, pewter varnish,…
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January 9, 2026 at 6:50 PM
This is a beautiful essay from @farahnazrishi.bsky.social on grief and what we carry with us. And birds. lithub.com/feather-by-f...