Tim Macquiban, Ph.D. Past Co-Chair Oxford Institute of Methodist Theological Studies and member of the Archives and Records Advisory group of the Methodist Heritage Committee.
Revd Dr Macquiban has taught in the areas of church history and Methodist history at Wesley College Bristol (1990-93), Westminster College Oxford (1993-2002), where he was Founding Director of the Wesley and Methodist Studies Centre, and then as Principal of Sarum College also in the areas of Christian Spirituality and liturgy (2002-08). He was Vice-President of the Charles Wesley Society until 2010 and served as founding Director of the Methodist Ecumenical Office Rome. He has a particular interest in the relationship between Wesleyan Methodism and its parent Church of England, the development of Methodist hymnody which has shaped its praxis and worship, and the social engagement of Methodist churches through trade unions and social outreach work. His doctorate on the Strangers’ Friend Societies 1785 – 1840 (Birmingham Ph.D. 2000) explored the social witness of the Methodist Movement and its relationship to religious and political movements.
Email: tmacquiban@gmail.com