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

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As a former full-time member of the academic staff of Nazarene Theological College, Manchester, Dr Noble continues to supervise post-graduate research there. He has published articles in Studia Patristica, The Evangelical Quarterly, The Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester, Themelios, The Tyndale Bulletin, and other journals, and recently made contributions to twentieth-century Church History by publishing two books on aspects of Evangelicalism. He is currently serving on the editorial team which is revising the New Dictionary of Theology. Although his doctoral research at Edinburgh was in the doctrine of the Holy Spirit in the writings of one of the major Greek Fathers (Gregory Nazianzen), his teaching and research since then has covered a wide range of Christian Theology. He has recently supervised PhD theses on J.I. Packer, Lesslie Newbigin, and Wolfhart Pannenberg. His interests include the Theology of the Wesley brothers and he is currently President of the Wesleyan Theological Society.

Email: tanoble@nts.edu