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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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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Joseph W. Cunningham, M.A. (Aquinas Institute of Theology), Ph.D. (Uinversity of Manchester/NTC), ‘Perceptible Inspiration: A Model for John Wesley’s Pneumatology’

Dr Cunningham's study explores John Wesley’s theology of the Holy Spirit by using the doctrine of perceptible inspiration – which Wesley elucidated in a series of letters between 1745 and 1748 – as its model. He currently teaches at Eureka College in Illinois. Joseph’s recent publications include:

'The Methodist Doctrine of Christian Perfection: Charles Wesley’s Contribution Contextualized', Wesley and Methodist Studies 2 (2010), 25-44.

'Pneumatology Through Correspondence: The Letters of John Wesley and 'John Smith' (1745-1748)', Wesley and Methodist Studies 1 (2009), 18-32. 

Email: jcunningham@eureka.edu 

Joseph Cunningham's CV