Welcome to the MWRC

The Manchester Wesley Research Centre promotes and supports research on the life and work of John and Charles Wesley, their contemporaries in the 18th century Evangelical Revival, their historical and theological antecedents, their successors in the Wesleyan tradition, and contemporary scholarship in the Wesleyan and Evangelical tradition. This includes areas such as theology, history, biblical studies, education, ethics, literature, mission, philosophy, pastoral studies, practical theology, and social theology.

The MWRC is located on the campus of Nazarene Theological College in the Manchester suburb of Didsbury and is affiliated with the Methodist Archives, housed in The University of Manchester John Rylands Library. These research centres provide magnificent resources for students and researchers in this field.

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If you are interested in further information about the Wesley Centre and its programmes, or would like to be placed on the mailing list for information about forthcoming events, please contact the Administrator or Director at the following address:

Manchester Wesley Research Centre
Dene Road
Didsbury, Manchester
England M20 2GU

MWRC Director
Revd Herbert B. McGonigle, Ph.D.
Email: HMcgonigle@nazarene.ac.uk 

MWRC Research Fellow & Administrator
Geordan Hammond, Ph.D.
Email: ghammond@nazarene.ac.uk

Postgraduate Assistant
Joseph Cunningham
Email: joseph.cunningham@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk

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J. Ayodeji Adewuya, Ph.D., Professor of New Testament, Pentecostal Theological Seminary (formerly Church of God Theological Seminary), Cleveland, Tennessee.

Dr Adewuya's research interests include ‘Communal Holiness’ and the development of an African interpretative approach to Paul’s letters.  He is a regular contributor to Precepts for Living, a Sunday School Commentary for African Americans published by Urban Ministries Inc., Chicago and the Evangelical Commentaries of the Church of God Cleveland, Tennessee. In addition to writing articles for scholarly and popular journals and chapters in multi-author works, Dr Adewuya is the author of Holiness and Community in 2 Cor. 6:14-7:1: Paul’s View of Communal Holiness in the Corinthian Correspondence (Peter Lang, 2001, 2003), and Transformed by Grace: Paul’s Understanding of Holiness in Romans 6-8 (Cascade Books, 2005), and Transformados Por Gracia: Perspectiva Paulina de la Santidad en Romans 6-8 (Cascade Books, 2006).  His most recent book is A Commentary on 1 & 2 Corinthians in the International Study Guide series (SPCK, 2009).

He is an active member of the Society of Pentecostal Studies, the Wesleyan Theological Society, and the Society of Biblical Literature where he has served as member of the Steering Committee of the Disputed Pauline Literature section since 2006.  

Email: aadewuya@ptseminary.edu