Some thoughts on dancing, a beautiful case of birds and the little scholar: a look at the Preachers’ Letters and Portraits archive
Cataloguing correspondence from the Methodist Archives and Research Centre collections
Tag: Methodist Archives and Research Centre
Print and preach – the importance of Methodist Circuit Plans
By Angela Petyt-Whittaker, Reader Services Assistant
‘There is Something for You in this Train’: The Hocking Collection
The Hocking Collection contains novels, short stories, and other writings by the Cornish siblings Silas Kitto Hocking (1850-1935), Salome HockingContinue Reading
Charles Wesley’s ‘Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending’
Archivist Paul Carlyle discusses Charles Wesley’s famous hymns, ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’ and ‘Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending’.
The Home Mission Papers
Fiona Doran and Karen Jacques write: In April of this year we were given the opportunity to work on theContinue Reading
Methodist Ministers at War: Wesleyan Chaplains of World War I
Dr Gareth Lloyd writes: On 4 August 1914 Britain declared war on Germany starting the countries involvement in what becameContinue Reading
Rylands represented at the world’s largest religious studies conference
Dr Gareth Lloyd, curator of Christian religious archives, represented the Library at the joint annual meeting of the American AcademyContinue Reading
Rapture and Reason: Accounts of Evangelical Conversion in Georgian Britain
Gareth Lloyd writes: “Western culture … had its foundation in the bible, the word of God, and in the revivalsContinue Reading
A Mystery Methodist: Is this John Wesley, Charles Wesley or someone completely different?
Dr Gareth Lloyd writes: One of the fascinating aspects of working with special collections is the opportunity to uncover treasuresContinue Reading