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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 Director at the following address:

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

MWRC Director
Geordan Hammond, Ph.D.
Email: ghammond@nazarene.ac.uk

Postgraduate Assistant
Chris Foster
Email: cfoster@nazarene.ac.uk 

 

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Kent Brower, Ph.D., Vice Principal and Senior Research Fellow in Biblical Studies, Nazarene Theological College.

KentBrower.jpgDr Brower has taught at a number of institutions including: Canadian Nazarene College, Nazarene Theological College-Brisbane, European Nazarene College, Nazarene Theolocial College - Africa, and Nazarene Theological Seminary. He has supervised a number of PhD theses to completion and he continues to supervise PhD students in a variety of topics in the New Testament. His research had focused on many aspects of New Testament theology such as eschatology and holiness in the Gospels. Amongst his recent publications are: ‘Jesus and the Lustful Eye: Glancing at Matthew 5:28’, Evangelical Quarterly 76, 2004, 291-309; Holiness in the Gospels (2005); and Holiness and Ecclesiology in the New Testament (2007), edited with Andy Johnson; "Future Challenges in Wesleyan Theological Education" in Didache: Faithful Teaching 7.1. http://didache.nts.edu/ (with David McEwan); “‘We are able’: Cross-bearing Discipleship and the Way of the Lord in Mark”. Horizons in Biblical Theology (2007) 29:177-201; ‘“Who then is this?” – christological questions in Mark 4:35-5:43’ in Evangelical Quarterly 81: 291-305 (2009); Living as God’s Holy People: Holiness and Community in Paul (Carlisle: Paternoster, 2010).

Email: KBrower@Nazarene.ac.uk