The Manchester Wesley Research Centre

New Publication

Geordan Hammond — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:19:34 +0000

The MWRC is pleased to announce the publication of Religion, Gender, and Industry: Exploring Church and Methodism in a Local Setting (Pickwick Publications, 2011) containing select papers from the 2009 conference of the same name held in collaboration with the Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History.

Congratulations to 2011 Graduates

Geordan Hammond — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:04:03 +0000

The MWRC would like to congratulate Junior Fellows who completed their doctorates at partner institutions during the 2010-11 academic year. In Wesley Studies and Theology: Lord Elorm-Donkor, J. Russell Frazier, Marcie Huson, Stan Rodes, Robbie Brown (MPhil); in biblical studies: Rhonda Crutcher, Svetlana Khobnya, Kevin O'Brien, Sarah Whittle. Click here for details about their work.

Asbury University becomes a partner institution of the Manchester Wesley Research Centre

Geordan Hammond — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:42:03 +0000

The MWRC is pleased to welcome Asbury University as its ninth partner institution. For an NCN News story regarding this new partnership, click here.

Publication of Wesley and Methodist Studies volume 3

Geordan Hammond — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:49:09 +0000

We are pleased to announce the publication of Wesley and Methodist Studies volume 3. For details on the contents of the volume and information on purchasing it, click here.

Recording of 2011 Annual Lecture

Geordan Hammond — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:13:00 +0000

Professor Richard Heitzenrater's Annual Lecture titled '"An Exact Image": Portraits of John Wesley' is now available to be listened to as a audio file along with the accompanying Power Point as a PDF file. There is also an NCN News story about the lecture.

Fourth Annual MWRC Postgraduate Colloquium

Geordan Hammond — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:04:30 +0000

The MWRC is pleased to annouce the upcoming MWRC Postgraduate Colloquium featuring five papers from our own Junior Fellows: Chris Foster, Josh McNall, Joseph Wood, Jefferey Rudy and Arseny Ermakov. These papers constitute a wide variety of biblical and theological studies.

This free event is scheduled for Friday 17 June 2011 from 9am to 1pm on the campus of Nazarene Theological College. For more information and to book in advance for a free light lunch please contact Dr Geordan Hammond.

Click here for event poster.

June 2011 MWRC Annual Lecture

Geordan Hammond — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:17:10 +0000

Professor Richard Heitzenrater, Emeritus William Kellon Quick Professor of Church History and Wesley Studies, Duke Divinity School will deliver the 7th MWRC Annual Lecture. The lecture titled '"An Exact Image": Portraits of John Wesley' will be on Monday 13th June at 5pm on the campus of Nazarene Theological College. For a lecture poster, click here

New Honorary Fellows

Geordan Hammond — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:27:49 +0000

The MWRC has recently elected three new Honorary Fellows: Revd Dr Glen O’Brien, Revd Dr Calvin Samuel, and Revd Dr Ralph Waller. Visit our Honorary Fellows page for further information.

Wesley and Methodist Studies, Volume 3

Geordan Hammond — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 13:16:54 +0000

We are pleased to announce that WMS vol. 3 has now been finalized and will be published later this spring. Amongst other articles the volume will feature five illuminating essays from an American Academy of Religion session on ‘Methodism and the African Diaspora 1738-1834’. To view the complete contents pages for volume three, including book reviews, click here.

Forthcoming Publication

Geordan Hammond — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:08:18 +0000

The MWRC and Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History is pleased to announce that the volume Religion, Gender and Industry: Exploring Church and Methodism in a Local Setting has been submitted to Wipf and Stock for publication. The volume consists of thirteen essays first presented at a conference of the same name in Madeley, Shropshire in June 2009, and is due to be published this autumn.