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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Director

Geordan Hammond, Ph.D., Director, Manchester Wesley Research Centre and Lecturer in Church History and Wesley Studies, Nazarene Theological College.

Director Emeritus

Herbert B. McGonigle, Ph.D., Director Emeritus, Manchester Wesley Research Centre and Senior Lecturer in Historical Theology, Church History, and Wesley Studies, Nazarene Theological College.

Current Fellows of the Manchester Wesley Research Centre

Fellows are research degree supervisors from partner institutions who are active in research pertinent to the interests of the Centre.  All fellows have been approved by the University of Manchester to supervise PhDs. 

J. Ayodeji Adewuya, Ph.D., Professor of New Testament, Pentecostal Theological Seminary.

Chris Blake, Ph.D., Principal and Lecturer in Theology, Cliff College.

Dean Blevins, Ph.D., Professor of Christian Education, Nazarene Theological Seminary.

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

Deirdre Brower Latz, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer in Pastoral and Social Theology, Nazarene Theological College. 

Joseph Coleson, Ph.D., Professor of Old Testament, Nazarene Theological Seminary.

Kenneth J. Collins, Ph.D., Professor of Historical Theology and Wesley Studies, Asbury Theological Seminary.

Steven Emery-Wright, Ph.D., Lecturer in Missiology, Cliff College.

Peter Ensor, Ph.D., Lecturer in New Testament and Greek, Cliff College.

Dean Flemming, Ph.D., Lecturer in New Testament, European Nazarene College, Büsingen, Germany.

Jeremy Gregory, D.Phil., Professor of the History of Christianity, University of Manchester.

Andy Johnson, Ph.D., Professor of New Testament, Nazarene Theological Seminary.

Gareth Lloyd, Ph.D., Methodist Archivist, Methodist Archives and Research Centre, John Rylands University Library of Manchester. 

Steve McCormick, Ph.D., Professor of Historical Theology, William M. Greathouse Chair of Wesleyan-Holiness Theology, Nazarene Theological Seminary. 

David McCulloch, Ph.D., Principal and Senior Lecturer in Pastoral Theology, Nazarene Theological College. 

David McEwan, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer in Theology, Pastoral Theology and Practice; Director of Research and Curriculum Development; Director of the Australasian Centre for Wesleyan Research, Nazarene Theological College (Brisbane, Australia).

Philip Meadows, Ph.D., Lecturer in Missiology and Wesleyan Studies, Cliff College.

Thomas A. Noble, Ph.D., Professor of Theology, Nazarene Theological Seminary and Visiting Lecturer and Ph.D. Research Supervisor, Nazarene Theological College.

Peter Nockles, Ph.D., Assistant Librarian of Methodist Collections, Methodist Archives and Research Centre, John Rylands University Library of Manchester. 

Steven O'Malley, Ph.D., John T. Seamands Professor of Methodist Holiness History, Asbury Theological Seminary

 

Michael Pasquarello, III, Ph.D., Granger E. and Anna A. Fisher Professor of Preaching, Asbury Theological Seminary.

 

Peter Rae, Ph.D., Dean and Lecturer in Communications, Nazarene Theological College.

 

David Rainey, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer in Theology, Nazarene Theological College.

 

Ian Randall, Ph.D., FRHistS, Director of Research, Spurgeon’s College. 

Stephen Skuce, Ph.D., Academic Dean, Lecturer in World Mission, Research Programme Leader, Director International Training Centre, Cliff College.

Dwight Swanson, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies, Nazarene Theological College. 

Laurence W. Wood, Ph.D., Frank Paul Morris Professor of Systematic Theology, Asbury Theological Seminary.