Annual Ecclesiastical History Colloquium
On Thursday 22 June, the Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History will hold its annual Ecclesiastical History Colloquium. This year the Colloquium is being held in conjunction with Brigham … Continue reading
Events – Methodist Studies seminar at Oxford Brookes University
On Saturday 3 December 2016 the bi-annual Methodist Studies Seminar (held in conjunction with the Manchester Wesley Research Centre, the Wesley Studies Centre of St John’s College, Durham, Wesley House … Continue reading
Research – OCMCH Visiting Research Fellow wins $1000 essay prize
Simon Lewis, one of the visiting research fellows in the Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History for 2016-17, has won a $1000 prize for his article entitled ‘”A Diversity of … Continue reading
Research – John Rylands Library: over a hundred manuscript conversion narratives now online
The John Rylands University Library in Manchester has placed over a hundred conversion narratives, largely written to John and Charles Wesley in the eighteenth century online. The documents can … Continue reading
Resarch – ‘Religion, Loyalty and Sedition: The Hanoverian Succession of 1714’ published
The special issue of the Journal of Religious History, Literature and Culture for 2016 has been issued. The special issue is also available as a book entitled: Religion, Loyalty and … Continue reading
Research – Latest issue of Wesley and Methodist Studies
We’re pleased to announce that in addition to a range of book reviews, the following articles will appear in Wesley and Methodist Studies (vol. 9:1). Jeremy Black, John Wesley and History … Continue reading
Events – Symposium on Medicine and Religion
On 8 November 2016, the OCMCH and the Centre for Medical Humanities at Oxford Brookes University jointly presented a Symposium on Medicine and Religion at Harcourt Hill campus. This event was … Continue reading
Research – MA studentship opportunity
The Department of History, Philosophy and Religion are pleased to offer two MA by Research studentships, one in the field of Methodist History and Culture and the second in the … Continue reading
Research – John Rylands Library: Rapture and Reason: Accounts of Evangelical Conversion in Georgian Britain
The John Rylands Library has recently announced the publication of digitised versions of documents from their collections pertaining the Evangelical Revival of the eighteenth century. These include letters of the Wesleys, George … Continue reading
Fellows – Dr Emmanuel Betta, Visiting Research Fellow 2016/2017
The aim of my research is to develop the history of Catholic biopolitics, meaning the creation of a doctrine of the Catholic Church concerning the ways in which the different … Continue reading
