The Nazarene Theological College (NTC), located in

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, south Manchester, is an affiliated college of the

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. It offers theological degrees in various specialised disciplines across BA, MA, MPhil, and PhD. NTC has its roots in the

Church of the Nazarene The Church of the Nazarene is an evangelical Christian denomination that emerged in North America from the Wesleyan-Holiness movement within Methodism during the late 19th century. The denomination has its headquarters in Lenexa, Kansas. and it ...

and belongs to the

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Courses

NTC offers a BA (Hons) in Theology, a BA (Hons) in Theology (Biblical Studies), a BA (Hons) in Theology (Practical Theology), and a BA (Hons) in Theology (Youth and Community Work). It also offers a Certificate in Theology (a one year course) and a Diploma in Theology (a two year course). NTC offers 11 MA degrees, including an MA in Biblical Studies, Theology and Compassionate Ministry and Humanitarian/Development Practices. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Master of Philosophy (MPhil) are offered, with specialisms including: Biblical Studies, Wesleyan Theology, Missions, Church History, Wesley Studies, Christian Theology, Old Testament Studies/Second Temple/Inter-Testamental Studies, New Testament Studies and Biblical Theology, Practical Theology, Islam and Christian engagement and Missiology.

Manchester Wesley Research Centre

NTC is home to the Manchester Wesley Research Centre (MWRC) which collaborates with

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in publishing the ''Wesley and Methodist Studies'' journal, published biannually by

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. The MWRC is a working partnership between a range of institutions: * Nazarene Theological College * The University of Manchester John Rylands Library * The University of Manchester Religions and Theology Subject Area * The International Board of Education of the Church of the Nazarene *

Nazarene Theological Seminary Nazarene Theological Seminary (NTS) is a Nazarene seminary in Kansas City, Missouri. The seminary was established by the Eleventh General Assembly in June 1944 and started its first school year in 1945 with 61 students. It moved to its current lo ...

Cliff College Cliff College is a Christian theological college in Calver, Derbyshire, that teaches Biblical Theology at the undergraduate level and a number of mission courses to postgraduates. There are currently about 30 full-time undergraduates, 80 part-tim ...

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Asbury Theological Seminary Asbury Theological Seminary is a Christian Wesleyan seminary in the historical Methodist tradition located in Wilmore, Kentucky. It is the largest seminary of the Wesleyan-Holiness movement. It is known for its advocacy of egalitarianism, giv ...

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at Indiana Wesleyan University * and

Northwest Nazarene University Northwest Nazarene University (NNU) is a private Nazarene university in Nampa, Idaho. History Eugene Emerson organized a combination grade school and Bible school in 1913 as Idaho Holiness School. It was renamed twice in 1916, first to Nor ...

Didsbury Lectures

For over 40 years NTC has hosted the Didsbury Lectures, which was inaugurated by

F. F. Bruce Frederick Fyvie Bruce (12 October 1910 – 11 September 1990) was a Scottish Evangelicalism, evangelical scholar, author and educator who was Rylands Professor of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis at the University of Manchester from 1959 until 1 ...

in 1979. These lectures last four nights, and usually occur in the final few weeks of October.

Lecturers of the 1980s

* 1980 The Revd Professor I Howard Marshall * 1981 The Revd Professor James Atkinson * 1982 The Very Revd Professor T F Torrance * 1983 The Revd Professor C K Barrett * 1984 The Revd Dr A R G Deasley * 1985 Dr Donald P Guthrie * 1986 Professor A F Walls * 1987 The Revd Dr A Skevington Wood * 1988 Professor Morna D Hooker * 1989 The Revd Professor Ronald E Clements

Lecturers of the 1990s

* 1990 The Revd Professor Colin E Gunton * 1991 The Revd Professor J D G Dunn * 1992 The Revd Dr PM Bassett * 1993 Professor David J A Clines * 1994 The Revd Professor James B Torrance * 1995 The Revd Dr R T France * 1996 Professor

Richard Bauckham Richard John Bauckham (; born 22 September 1946) is an English Anglican scholar in theology, historical theology and New Testament studies, specialising in New Testament Christology and the Gospel of John. He is a senior scholar at Ridley H ...

* 1997 Professor H G M Williamson * 1998 Professor

David Bebbington David William Bebbington (born 25 July 1949) is a British historian who is a professor of history at the University of Stirling in Scotland and a distinguished visiting professor of history at Baylor University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Socie ...

* 1999 Professor L W Hurtado

Lecturers of the 2000s

* 2000 Professor

Clark Pinnock Clark H. Pinnock (February 3, 1937 – August 15, 2010) was a Canadian theologian, apologist, and author. He was Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology at McMaster Divinity College. Education and career Pinnock was born in Toronto, Ontario, ...

* 2001 Professor Robert P Gordon * 2002 The Revd Dr Herbert McGonigle * 2003 Professor David Wright * 2004 The Very Revd Dr Stephen S Smalley * 2005 The Rt Revd Dr

N T Wright Nicholas Thomas Wright (born 1 December 1948), known as N. T. Wright or Tom Wright, is an English New Testament scholar, Pauline theologian and Anglican bishop. He was the bishop of Durham and Lord Spiritual in the UK Parliament from 200 ...

* 2006 Professor Alan P F Sell * 2007 Dr

Elaine Storkey Elaine Storkey ( Lively; born 1944) is a British philosopher, sociologist, and theologian. She is known for her lecturing, writing and broadcasting. Early years and education Born Elaine Lively on 1 October 1944, Storkey is the eldest of the thr ...

* 2008 Dr Kent E Brower * 2009 Professor

Alan Torrance Alan Torrance (born 1956) is a Scottish theologian, academic and ordained minister of the Church of Scotland. Torrance was ordained as a minister in the Church of Scotland in 1984. His academic career began at the Knox Theological Hall and the Un ...

Lecturers of the 2010s

* 2010 Professor George J. Brooke * 2011 Professor

Nigel Biggar Nigel John Biggar, Baron Biggar (born 14 March 1955) is a British Anglican priest, theologian, ethicist, and life peer. From 2007 to 2022, he was Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at the University of Oxford. Early life and educ ...

* 2012 Dr Thomas A Noble * 2013 Professor

Gordon Wenham Gordon J. Wenham (; 21 May 1943 – 13 May 2025) was a Reformed British Old Testament scholar and writer. He authored several books about the Bible. Tremper Longman called him "one of the finest evangelical commentators today." Early life and ...

* 2014 Professor

Frances Young The Reverend Frances Margaret Young, OBE, FBA (born 1939) is a British Christian theologian and Methodist minister. She is emeritus professor at the University of Birmingham. Biography Young taught theology at the University of Birmingham ...

* 2015 Professor

Elaine Graham Elaine L. Graham (born 1959) is Professor Emerita of Practical theology at the University of Chester. She was until October 2009 the Samuel Ferguson Professor of Social and Pastoral Theology at the University of Manchester. In March 2014, she w ...

* 2016 Professor Michael J. Gorman * 2017 Professor Philip Alexander and Canon Professor Loveday Alexander * 2018 Professor Markus N. A. Bockmuehl * 2019 Professor Michael Lodahl

Lecturers of the 2020s

* 2020 Professor John Swinton * 2021 Professor John M. G. Barclay * 2022 Revd Professor David Wilkinson * 2023 Professor

Amos Yong Amos Yong (; born July 26, 1965) is a Malaysian-American Pentecostal theologian and Professor of Theology and Mission at Fuller Theological Seminary. He has been Dean of School of Theology and School of Intercultural Studies at Fuller Seminary, sin ...

References

External links

Manchester Wesley Research Centre
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