Celebrating Charles Wesley and Frank Baker

June 22–24, 2011

Co-sponsored by The Charles Wesley Society and the Center for

Studies in the Wesleyan Tradition


This gathering at Duke Divinity School constitutes the Twenty-second Annual Meeting of The Charles Wesley Society. It will include presentations on several aspects of the writings and life of Charles Wesley. It has been designed to commemorate as well Frank Baker, one of the most eminent twentieth-century scholars of John and Charles Wesley, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Baker’s birth and the 50th anniversary of his arrival at Duke University in 1961. Several of the sessions will highlight Dr. Baker’s contribution to Wesley Studies, and a special banquet will be held in his honor on the evening of Thursday, June 23. Among Baker’s doctoral students who will be in attendance to provide reflections on his life and work are Paul Chilcote, Steve Harper, Richard Heitzenrater, Charles Wallace, and David Lowes Watson.

Continuing Education Unit credits (1.5) are available for those who desire them.

Registration Fees

Registration Fees

The registration fee ($55.00) includes the banquet and a copy of the Foundery Collection. Participants can register here, online, using MasterCard or Visa (deadline May 20, 2011). US members of the Charles Wesley Society may also pay their 2011 annual dues, if they wish.

If you have problems registering, contact Stacey Tompkins.

Schedule

Wednesday, June 22, 2011
12:00-2:00 Registration
2:00-3:30 Paul W. Chilcote, “‘Lord, I Believe’: Charles Wesley’s Lyrical Credo”
3:45-5:15 S T Kimbrough, Jr., “The Poetry in Charles Wesley’s Manuscript Journal”
5:30 Dinner
7:00-8:30 Annual General Meeting (Paul Chilcote presiding)
8:45-9:30 “A Hymn Sing Related to the Foundery Collection of 1742” (S T Kimbrough, Jr.)

Thursday, June 23, 2011
8:30-8:45 Morning Prayer (Lester Ruth & Robin Knowles Wallace)
9:00-10:30 Works in Progress Forum (Paul Chilcote moderating)
10:45-12:00 Randy L. Maddox, “‘Digging Deep into the Mine’: Charles Wesley and the Bible”
12:00 Lunch
1:30-2:30 Roger Loyd, “Frank Baker behind Glass: The Exhibit in the Divinity School Library”
2:45-3:30

“Frank Baker on Charles Wesley’s Publishing Program” 
3:30-5:00 Richard P. Heitzenrater , “The Many Sides of Frank Baker”
6:00     Banquet (York Room; included in registration fee)
7:00-8:00 “Frank Baker Remembered” (Panel of Dr. Baker’s Doctoral Students; Paul Chilcote, moderator, Steve Harper , Dick Heitzenrater, Charlie Wallace, David Lowes Watson)
8:00-9:00

Informal Conversations
9:00-9:15 Evening Prayer (Lester Ruth & Robin Knowles Wallace)

Friday, June 24, 2011
8:30-8:45 Morning Prayer (Lester Ruth & Robin Knowles Wallace)
9:00-10:30 Tim Macquiban, “John Wesley and the Church of England Revisited”
10:40-11:30 Closing Eucharist (Paul Chilcote presiding)
Housing

Housing Arrangements

Attendees are responsible for making their own housing arrangements, but two convenient hotels have set aside rooms at a special rate.

R. David Thomas Executive Conference Center, on the Duke campus (at One Science Drive), about a four-block walk from the Divinity School.
The rate is $109.00 per night (plus taxes) per room (breakfast for one included).
Mention that you are part of the Charles Wesley Society group.
Contact phone number:  (919) 660-6400;  e-mail: reservations@fuqua.duke.edu
(The rooms on hold will be released on May 22).

Hilton Durham, 3800 Hillsborough Road, Durham, NC.
The special rate is $89.00 a night (plus taxes) per room.
Mention that you are part of the Charles Wesley Society group (or use “CWS” code online)
Contact phone numbers: (800) 445-8667; (919) 383-8033; or online.
(The rooms on hold will be released on May 30).
While the Hilton is a couple of miles from Duke Divinity School, they run a courtesy shuttle to and from campus as needed.

Parking

On Campus Parking

Those staying at places (other than the Thomas Center or Hilton Durham) who need to park on campus can purchase vouchers for parking in a deck near the Divinity School ($3.00 a day).