NTC moved to Didsbury, a suburb of Manchester, in 1959.
Wesley Historical Society's first gathering outside Methodist Conference held at NTC
Manchester, England
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
On Saturday, June 30, Nazarene Theological College (NTC) in Manchester, England, hosted the annual Wesley Historical Society (WHS) meeting and lecture—the first time in its 114-year history the society met outside the confines of the Methodist Conference.
The Wesley Historical Society was founded in 1893 to promote the study of the history and literature of early Methodism. Its journal is the Proceedings of the Wesley Historical Society, published three times each year. Proceedings carries articles and features on many aspects of British Methodism, especially those of historical interest. It is also well known for its reviews on books relating to Methodism.
This year, the WHS asked Herbert McGonigle, director of the Manchester Wesley Research Centre and former principal of NTC, to chair the gathering. McGonigle spoke of how appropriate it was that in the year the WHS was not meeting at the Methodist Conference, it had selected NTC at its venue.
NTC moved to Didsbury, a suburb of Manchester, in 1959. Much earlier, in 1842, the Wesleyan Methodists had established a theological institution in Didsbury. When NTC launched a series of Lectures in 1979 they were entitled the Didsbury Lectures, a deliberate link with Didsbury’s Wesleyan heritage.
At the 2007 meeting, the WHS Annual Lecture was delivered by Professor Kenneth Newport of Liverpool Hope University. As 2007 is the tercentenary year of Charles Wesley’s birth, the Lecture was devoted to how Charles Wesley is revealed in his prose works.
The Manchester Wesley Research Centre was established in 2003 on the campus of NTC-Manchester. The project has grown, and is a thriving partnership which includes a range of institutions: NTC, University of Manchester, John Rylands Library (Methodist Archives), Nazarene Theological Seminary, Church of the Nazarene International Board of Education, Point Loma Nazarene University, Cliff College, and, most recently, Asbury Theological Seminary. NTC’s post-graduate Ph.D. research program continues to attract a growing number of candidates in the field of Wesley Studies.
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The Wesley Historical Society was founded in 1893 to promote the study of the history and literature of early Methodism. Its journal is the Proceedings of the Wesley Historical Society, published three times each year. Proceedings carries articles and features on many aspects of British Methodism, especially those of historical interest. It is also well known for its reviews on books relating to Methodism.
This year, the WHS asked Herbert McGonigle, director of the Manchester Wesley Research Centre and former principal of NTC, to chair the gathering. McGonigle spoke of how appropriate it was that in the year the WHS was not meeting at the Methodist Conference, it had selected NTC at its venue.
NTC moved to Didsbury, a suburb of Manchester, in 1959. Much earlier, in 1842, the Wesleyan Methodists had established a theological institution in Didsbury. When NTC launched a series of Lectures in 1979 they were entitled the Didsbury Lectures, a deliberate link with Didsbury’s Wesleyan heritage.
At the 2007 meeting, the WHS Annual Lecture was delivered by Professor Kenneth Newport of Liverpool Hope University. As 2007 is the tercentenary year of Charles Wesley’s birth, the Lecture was devoted to how Charles Wesley is revealed in his prose works.
The Manchester Wesley Research Centre was established in 2003 on the campus of NTC-Manchester. The project has grown, and is a thriving partnership which includes a range of institutions: NTC, University of Manchester, John Rylands Library (Methodist Archives), Nazarene Theological Seminary, Church of the Nazarene International Board of Education, Point Loma Nazarene University, Cliff College, and, most recently, Asbury Theological Seminary. NTC’s post-graduate Ph.D. research program continues to attract a growing number of candidates in the field of Wesley Studies.
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