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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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1401201-899486-thumbnail.jpgIan Randall, Ph.D., FRHistS, Director of Research, Spurgeon’s College.

Evangelical history, especially in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, has been Ian Randall's main field of interest. A particular focus has been on movements of evangelical spirituality and their relationship to mission and social action. His recent publications include: ‘”A Fence of Scholasticism around the Ministry”?: Theological Education among English Baptists, 1900-1950s”, in Perspectives in Religious Studies, Vol. 36, No. 4 (2010), 461-75; ‘Outgrowing Combative Boundary-Setting: Billy Graham, Evangelism and Fundamentalism’, Evangelical Review of Theology, Vol. 34, No. 2 (April 2010), pp. 103-18; ‘Recovering Evangelical Spirituality’, European Journal of Theology, Vol. 19, No. 1 (2010), pp. 33-44; ‘“Counsel and Help”: European Baptists and Wider Baptist Fellowship’, Journal of European Baptist Studies, Vol. 11, No. 1 (2010), pp. 25-35; Rhythms of Revival: The Spiritual Awakening of 1857-1863 (Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2010), 150 pages; Conscientious Conviction’: Joseph Angus (1816-1902) and Nineteenth-Century Baptist Life (Oxford: Centre for Baptist History and Heritage), 26 pages.

Email: Randall@ibts.cz

Ian Randall's CV