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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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Ruth Irene Cordova, 'A critical evaluation of the development of the doctrine of Wesleyan Holiness in the Church of the Nazarene within the Spanish speaking countries of Latin America over one hundred years 1904-2004' (NTC) 

Ruth Irene Cordova is a global missionary with the Church of the Nazarene in Costa Rica. She is Peruvian.  Her salvation and service are a result of the missionary work of the Church of the Nazarene in Peru.

Ruth serves as a full-time professor and public relations personnel in the Seminario Nazareno de las Americas (SENDAS)-Nazarene Seminary of the Americas-in San Jose, Costa Rica (Central America). She teaches Bible, Theology, Pastoral and Christian Education courses to students from different countries in Latin America in all levels (course of study, BA, MA) of Theological Education programs (residency and decentralized).

She received the B.S. degree in Public Relations from the Public Relations Institute in Chiclayo, Peru; a B.S. degree in Theology from Nazarene Seminary of the Americas in San Jose, Costa Rica; the Master of Divinity; the Master of Religious Education and the Doctor of Ministry degrees from Nazarene Theological Seminary in Kansas City. She was ordained an elder on the Kansas City District.

Prior to her appointment, Ruth served as an associate pastor in education at First Spanish Church of the Nazarene in Chicago, Illinois where she is a member. She also worked as Spanish editorial assistant for Publications International at Nazarene Headquarters in Kansas City. She served as children’s pastor at the Rainbow Boulevard Church of the Nazarene in Kansas. Prior to her current assignment, she served as a missionary in theological education in the Seminario Teologico Nazareno in Guatemala.

Ruth Cordova's CV

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