Kenneth Newport BA, MA, MSt., DPhil (Oxon) is Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Research and Academic Development) and Professor of Christian Thought at Liverpool Hope University. Prior to coming to Hope, Kenneth taught at the University of Manchester, St Andrew’s University and in Hong Kong. He is a priest in the Church of England. Kenneth has published widely in a number of areas, and has a particular interest in early Methodism (especially the life, literature, theology and legacy of Charles Wesley) and in millennialism.