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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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Barry W. Hamilton, Ph.D., Theological Librarian and Associate Professor of Historical and Contemporary Theology at Northeastern Seminary, Rochester, New York.

Dr Hamilton spent time in Manchester researching Richard Watson (1781-1833) in August 2008. He has been pursuing research on early British Methodism for the last four years and has a contract to publish a book on Watson in 2011. Dr Hamilton presented a paper on 'The Eternal Sonship Controversy in Early British Methodism' at the Nazarene Theological College/MWRC Seminar.

His recent publications include: William Baxter Godbey: Itinerant Apostle of the Holiness Movement (2000); 'The "Eternal Sonship" Controversy in Early British Methodism', Wesleyan Theological Journal 40:2 (Fall 2005), 220-238; 'The Corsicana Enthusiasts:  A Pre-Pentecostal Millennial Sect', Wesleyan Theological Journal 39:1 (Spring 2004), 173-193.