THE MANCHESTER WESLEY RESEARCH CENTRE AND THE OXFORD CENTRE FOR METHODISM AND CHURCH HISTORY

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The MWRC supports the research of scholars studying the Methodist, Wesleyan, and Evangelical traditions, particularly from MWRC partner institutions. Each year visiting research fellows are welcomed for short periods of intensive research in Manchester. The MWRC helps facilitate access to the world-renowned Methodist Archives and Research Centre at The John Rylands Research Institute and Library in Manchester. It also has its own specialist library with research space for visiting research fellows and PhD students studying at MWRC partner institutions. The Centre hosts student-led research colloquiums, an annual lecture by a leading scholar in Methodist/Wesleyan Studies, and occasional international conferences. For more information about the Centre and upcoming events, go to: www.mwrc.ac.uk or contact the Centre's Director, Dr Geordan Hammond: ghammond@nazarene.ac.uk.The Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History is a research centre of Oxford Brookes University, which embodies the relationship between the university and the trustees of the former Westminster College, Oxford. The Centre is home to important resources, including the Wesley Historical Society Library and a number of archive and art collections. The Routledge Methodist Studies series of monograph research publications is also edited from the Centre. The Centre offers a small number of visiting research fellowships each year to enable scholars to come to Oxford to use its resources. The Centre also has a number of research students working in the broad field of religious history and culture. It also sponsors lectures, conferences, and other research activity. For more information, go to: https://www.brookes.ac.uk/hpc/research/oxford-centre-for-methodism-and-church-history/ or contact the Centre's Director, Professor William Gibson: wgibson@brookes.ac.uk.The Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History, Oxford Brookes University, and the Manchester Wesley Research Centre have worked in partnership for a number of years. In 2012, the centres established a biannual seminar series that has now extended to include the Wesley Study Centre, St John's College, Durham University; Wesley House, Cambridge; Cliff College; and The Queen's Foundation, Birmingham. The seminars provide an opportunity for established and emerging scholars of Methodist Studies to present the findings of their research. We conceive of Methodist Studies broadly and aim to provide opportunities for students of history, theology, literature, art, material culture, and other fields related to Methodism. For further information, visit: www.mwrc.ac.uk/methodist-studies-seminars/.