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Hannah Swithinbank

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Assorted Bobbins | Theology, (Ancient) History (PhD, St Andrews) | Priest and curate in the Church of England | London, but always missing Cornwall http://hannahswithinbank.com

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Hannah Swithinbank @hannahswiv.bsky.social · Jul 26

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.

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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Hannah Swithinbank @hannahswiv.bsky.social · 1h

My All Souls homily, with thanks to Ada Limón.

“My shards are showing.” A homily for All Souls — Hannah Swithinbank

A short homily for a choral evensong for All Souls. The readings were Lamentations 3:22-33 and John 11:32-44, and the poem I talk about is The Hurting Kind by Ada Limón, who you should read or lis...

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Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 14h

Absolutely appalling news from Huntingdon. Just heading off to Martins and Mass and will be praying for all involved.

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Hannah Swithinbank @hannahswiv.bsky.social · 2d

Et in Arcadia ego

Hannah Swithinbank @hannahswiv.bsky.social · 2d

I’m in the Old Vic’s booking queue for Arcadia, and let’s be honest, this is my Taylor Swift.

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Hannah Swithinbank @hannahswiv.bsky.social · 3d

Will watch a reality travel show with Celia Imrie and Joe Marler. Just saying.

Hannah Swithinbank @hannahswiv.bsky.social · 3d

There’s a slightly odd vibe in this episode where they’re talking about why Sudan fell off the news and politics radar, and there’s a bit of media this and ‘it’s tricky to that’, and it’s like two of the three of you have been preeminent media figures in the UK for decades, have you had no agency?

Hannah Swithinbank @hannahswiv.bsky.social · 3d

The intro of this podcast uses ‘inadvertently’ like Have I Got News For You used to use ‘allegedly’

(I’ve read enough novels like Le Carré’s Mission Song that I’m far more cynical)

Is a British arms deal helping to fuel the Sudan genocide?

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Hannah Swithinbank @hannahswiv.bsky.social · 4d

You’d never have thought James Callis could find a more snivelling human to play than Gaius Baltar, and yet in Claude Whelan he has achieved it. #SlowHorses

Hannah Swithinbank @hannahswiv.bsky.social · 5d

I put leftover sausage in an omelette and it is a revelation to me.

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Thérèse @tiggertherese.bsky.social · 5d

Even though the Elizabeth Line goes all the way from Shenfield, Essex to Slough and Reading, this is a striking comparison.

James Milne @jmilnegreen.bsky.social · 5d

The length of the Elizabeth line is equivalent to that of Liverpool to Sheffield via Manchester. Which both proves your point about the size of (Greater) London and makes a good case for linking Northern cities together with much better infrastructure to help them compete with London:

Map showing the Elizabeth line superimposed on NW England

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Microplastics Sommelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · 5d

Dominos meme
White Sox fan forced to accept Cubs jersey

Assyrian bishops refuse to condemn Nestorius's 431 challenge to the use of the title Theotokos ('Bearer of God'") for Mary.

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Hannah Swithinbank @hannahswiv.bsky.social · 5d

My only frame of reference is that Brandon Belt is gonna come out and homer in the 18th.

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Nathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 6d

"If something evil is popular, is it still evil?" is basically the defining social question of our time.

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Hannah Swithinbank @hannahswiv.bsky.social · 7d

Officially the end of British summer time and definitely the beginning of needing a thermal layer on Sunday mornings in the Barn Church.

Hannah Swithinbank @hannahswiv.bsky.social · 8d

Can anyone explain why Netflix released new series of The Diplomat and Nobody Wants This within a month? Surely they have a very similar target audience?

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Hannah Swithinbank @hannahswiv.bsky.social · 8d

What local bookshops sell is delightfully indicative of the differences in their areas.

My lovely bookshop in Kew has never ever tried to sell me John Crowley. Sydenham, however…

Hannah Swithinbank @hannahswiv.bsky.social · 9d

Playing cricket in Sri Lanka in October seems to be as bad an idea as playing cricket in Worcestershire in April.

Hannah Swithinbank @hannahswiv.bsky.social · 9d

I was today days old when I realised that Diana Taverner’s blonde sidekick’s name is not ‘Flight’ (as in a role title) but ‘Flyte’ (as in ‘Lord Sebastian Flyte…’). I don’t known what it says about me that I assumed the former.

Hannah Swithinbank @hannahswiv.bsky.social · 13d

I mean, the National Theatre’s Bacchae was a fun theatrical ride, but my kingdom for a contemporary translation and production of a Greek tragedy that trusts its audience with themes.

Hannah Swithinbank @hannahswiv.bsky.social · 13d

Perimenopause brain is best defined as 'just tried to store the hand blender in the fridge'

Hannah Swithinbank @hannahswiv.bsky.social · 13d

Ok baked salads are intriguing, say more?

Hannah Swithinbank @hannahswiv.bsky.social · 13d

I’m in the market for some good new autumn/winter soup recipes, your tips please!
Main proviso is that I don’t like root vegetables much! Carrot in soffrito is fine, but not as a major flavour

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Hannah Swithinbank @hannahswiv.bsky.social · 13d

I’ve done plenty of voluntary scrambles but I’ve never had to escape with more than a knee-high wade.

Hannah Swithinbank @hannahswiv.bsky.social · 13d

Having grown up in Cornwall I have a fairly quick eye for ‘could climb that cliff’ and ‘could absolutely not climb that cliff’

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Hannah Swithinbank @hannahswiv.bsky.social · 13d

Writer’s blood was the ink in my pen

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