Michael Haykin
Author of Rediscovering the Church Fathers: Who They Were and How They Shaped the Church
About the Author
Michael A. G. Haykin works in Louisville, Kentucky as Professor of Church History Biblical Spiritually at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary as well as Director of the Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies. He has written several books and is the editor of the entire Early Church Fathers show more series. show less
Series
Works by Michael Haykin
Rediscovering the Church Fathers: Who They Were and How They Shaped the Church (2011) 359 copies, 1 review
Owen on the Christian Life: Living for the Glory of God in Christ (2015) — Author — 297 copies, 1 review
The Christian Lover: The Sweetness of Love and Marriage in the Letters of Believers (2009) 237 copies, 1 review
The Reformers and Puritans as Spiritual Mentors: Hope Is Kindled (Christian Mentor) (2012) 106 copies
Devoted to the Service of the Temple: Piety, Persecution, and Ministry in the Writings of Hercules Collins (Profiles in Reformed Spirituality) (2007) 62 copies, 1 review
At the Pure Fountain of Thy Word: Andrew Fuller as an Apologist (Studies in Baptist History and Thought) (2004) 35 copies
Giving Glory to the Consubstantial Trinity: An Essay on the Quintessence of the Christian Faith (2019) 30 copies
Ardent Love for Jesus: English Baptists and the Experience of Revival in the Long Eighteenth Century (2013) 29 copies
Drawn into Controversie: Reformed Theological Diversity and Debates Within Seventeenth-century British Puritanism (2011) 26 copies
The Life and Thought of John Gill (1697-1771): A Tercentennial Appreciation (Studies in the History of Christian Thought) (1997) 19 copies
Redescobrindo os Pais da Igreja: quem eles eram e como moldaram a Igreja (Portuguese Edition) (2016) 16 copies, 1 review
"The First Counsellor of our Denomination": Studies in the Life and Ministry of Abraham Booth (2011) 13 copies
Acorns to oaks : the primacy and practice of biblical theology, a festschrift for Dr. Geoff Adams (2004) 10 copies
Eighteenth-Century Evangelicals as Spiritual Mentors: Love Is Unfurled (Christian Mentor) (2018) 9 copies
Lord God, our thanks to thee we raise: The minute books of Stanley Avenue Baptist Church Hamilton, 1889-1929 a centennial volume (1989) 7 copies
A New Divinity: Transatlantic Reformed Evangelical Debates During the Long Eighteenth Century (Reformed Historical Theology) (2018) 6 copies
Pro Nobis: Christ's Saving Work-Scripture Readings and Patristic Meditations for Easter Week (2021) 6 copies
Glory to the Three Eternal: Tercentennial Essays on the Life and Writings of Benjamin Beddome (1718–1795) (Monographs in Baptist History) (2019) 5 copies
HOLY SPIRIT NOW DESCEND: THOMAS DAVIS AND THE EVANGELICAL REVIVAL IN GEORGIAN BERKSHIRE (Evangelical Lives) (2022) 5 copies, 1 review
Los Bautistas Particulares Britanicos - Vol. 1: Los Inicios (Los Bautistas Particulares Británicos) (2022) 4 copies
The Dungeon Flamed with Light 3 copies
A "phoenix of women": Puritan spirituality in the letters of Brilliana Harley (Heritage Classics) (2024) 3 copies
The British Particular Baptists, Vol. 1: 1638 - 1910 by editor Michael A. G. Haykin (2003-08-02) (1665) 2 copies
"O Lord, Thy Word is Settled in Heaven": A Celebration of the History of Mount Pleasant Road Baptist Church, 1920-2013 (2013) 2 copies, 1 review
"[To] concenter with the most orthodox divines" Hercules Collins und sein "An Orthodox Catechism" 2 copies
Rivers of Living Water: Celebrating 125 Years of Hughson Street Baptist Church, Hamilton, Ontario, 1887-2012 (2012) 2 copies, 1 review
An Orthodox Catechism 1 copy
Set for the defense of the gospel: a bicentennial history of Jarvis Street Baptist Church, 1818-2018 1 copy
Giving Glory to the Consubstantial Trinity: An Essay on the Quintessence of the Christian Faith 1 copy, 1 review
Finding Him Faithful: Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Westney Heights Baptist Church, 1990-2015 1 copy
Once for All Delivered to the Saints: Essays on the History of the Christian Faith in Honor of Gerald L. Priest (2019) 1 copy
7 issues of : Eusebeia : The Bulletin of The Jonathan Edwards Centre for Reformed Spirituality (2004) 1 copy
Associated Works
Warfield on the Christian Life: Living in Light of the Gospel (2012) — Foreword — 246 copies, 2 reviews
Do Historical Matters Matter to Faith?: A Critical Appraisal of Modern and Postmodern Approaches to Scripture (2012) — Contributor — 198 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1953
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Toronto (BA)
Wycliffe College, University of Toronto (MRel)
Wycliffe College, University of Toronto (ThD) - Occupations
- director (Andrew Fuller Center for Biblical Studies, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary)
Professor of Church History and Biblical Spirituality (The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) - Organizations
- Royal Historical Society and Evangelical Theological Society
- Nationality
- England
UK - Birthplace
- England, UK
- Places of residence
- Kentucky, USA
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- England, UK
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Reviews
Holy Spirit now descend: Thomas Davis and Evangelical Revival in Georgian Berkshire (Evangelical Lives) by Michael A. G. Haykin
Like the American boxer Floyd Mayweather this latest offering from the pen of Dr Haykin is small but packs a hefty punch. Names such as Carey, Fuller, Gifford, Gill and Whitefield are familiar to many. On this occasion, however, they have only walk-on parts. At the centre of the dramatic action this time round is a previously obscure circle of 18th century Particular Baptist ministers that had Thomas Davis of Reading at its centre and that included the hymn writer Richard Burnham, the former show more lawyer Richard Lovegrove and others. Familiar themes such as antinomianism, credobaptism, high Calvinism and revival are revisited but in a way that sheds fresh light on the issues rather than muddying the waters further. This is a scholarly work written with warmth and clarity that will be of interest to anyone with a heart for the work of the Lord and a willingness to learn from the past. We are again indebted to Dr Haykin for his sterling diligence and wisdom. show less
This little book is a must-read for pastors!
Haykin, Croft, and Carroll are operating off of a clear premise: "Every modern pastor needs the presence and friendship of other pastors to thrive and persevere throughout the unique challenges of pastoral ministry" (17). They defend their premise by both looking back and looking ahead. In looking back, they examine biblical examples of friendship, and look at two beautiful friendships in church history: Basil of Caesarea with Eusebius of Samosata show more and Benjamin Francis and Joshua Thomas (both from the Puritan era).
After laying this historical groundwork, they establish a strong argument for friendships from Scripture. This firm admonition leads them to make a stunning statement about the modern church and its pastors: "We simply cannot take the Bible seriously and avoid friendship. However, we know too many pastors who labor in isolation to the detriment of their souls, their families, and their ministries. These men operate as if they are either unaware of, or exempt from, this command for a host of insufficient reasons" (95). They address those insufficient reasons head-on in the final chapter.
I have known, and, if I'm honest, I have tasted the bitter loneliness that comes with the pastoral ministry. It is cruel and harsh and depressing. In my later years, I have learned to feel my way into some very life-giving and authentic friendships. I wish I had read this book in my 20s. I think my 30s and early 40s would have been so much more bearable. I strongly urge pastors (especially young pastors) to read this book.... and DO it. Apply the principles found within. They will help steal you for the difficult seasons that are certain to come. show less
Haykin, Croft, and Carroll are operating off of a clear premise: "Every modern pastor needs the presence and friendship of other pastors to thrive and persevere throughout the unique challenges of pastoral ministry" (17). They defend their premise by both looking back and looking ahead. In looking back, they examine biblical examples of friendship, and look at two beautiful friendships in church history: Basil of Caesarea with Eusebius of Samosata show more and Benjamin Francis and Joshua Thomas (both from the Puritan era).
After laying this historical groundwork, they establish a strong argument for friendships from Scripture. This firm admonition leads them to make a stunning statement about the modern church and its pastors: "We simply cannot take the Bible seriously and avoid friendship. However, we know too many pastors who labor in isolation to the detriment of their souls, their families, and their ministries. These men operate as if they are either unaware of, or exempt from, this command for a host of insufficient reasons" (95). They address those insufficient reasons head-on in the final chapter.
I have known, and, if I'm honest, I have tasted the bitter loneliness that comes with the pastoral ministry. It is cruel and harsh and depressing. In my later years, I have learned to feel my way into some very life-giving and authentic friendships. I wish I had read this book in my 20s. I think my 30s and early 40s would have been so much more bearable. I strongly urge pastors (especially young pastors) to read this book.... and DO it. Apply the principles found within. They will help steal you for the difficult seasons that are certain to come. show less
To the Ends of the Earth: Calvin’s Missional Vision and Legacy by Michael Haykin and C. Jeffrey Robinson has a personal feel for me. As someone who called, in some manner, to foreign missions while simultaneously being one whom embraces a “theology of sovereign grace, complete with its doctrines of predestination and election”, I have often been confronted by church members who cannot fathom how my life and my theology are to be reconciled. To many the doctrine of election and the show more activity of evangelism and missions are antithetical at best; hypocritical nonsense if bold enough to voice what is actually felt.
So I was excited to see this work available from Crossway. Now, even as much as I enjoy history and historical theology, I was not really concerned with John Calvin in and of himself. What I was interested in was seeing a good defense of the compatibility, really the necessary connection, of Calvin’s view of sovereign grace and the missional zeal with which he lived and taught. Gratefully, that is what I found. The aim of this work is “to lay to rest the charge that to be a Calvinist is to cease being missional. The leading subjects of this book are all Calvinists—and as shall be seen, all passionately missional.”
The charge consistently brought against those who embrace election, predestination, and the like is that Calvin’s theology necessarily impedes missions. Haykin and Robinson argue to the contrary.
Haykin and Robinson spend some time showing why Calvin was interested in missions and then showing how this moved from the theoretical to the practical in France, under intense persecution, and in Brazil, albeit in a rather unsuccessful way. After looking at Puritan involvement in missions and Edwards’ “Humble Attempt” to unite the Christian world in missional prayer, the last chapter looks at the passion for missions of Samuel Pearce. You don’t know who he is?!? Neither did I, but this seems like one believer from history with whom we would all benefit becoming acquainted.
The recounting of an episode where,“(n)ot afraid to appear as one lacking in homiletical skill, especially in the eyes of his fellow pastors, Pearce in his zeal for the spiritual health of all his hearers had sought to minister as best he could to this “poor man” who had arrived late,” quite nearly brought me to tears. That page alone is worth the money and time you will invest in this work.
A “central aim” of To the Ends of the Earth is “to demonstrate that there is a Calvinistic tradition of missionary passion that goes back from pioneers of the modern missionary movement, like Carey and Pearce, through the Puritans to the Reformed fountainhead in the writings and labors of John Calvin and, as such, puts to rest the myth that one cannot be both Calvinistic and missional.”
But, the authors are not content to prove that there is a historical basis for missions in a Reformed mindset, but that this work is also a “call to those who rejoice in their Calvinism to be sure that they are equally passionate about missions and evangelism.” Right doctrine leads to right living. And living a life focused on glorifying God to the ends of the earth is, most definitely, right living.
I received a copy of this book from Crossway for review purposes. show less
So I was excited to see this work available from Crossway. Now, even as much as I enjoy history and historical theology, I was not really concerned with John Calvin in and of himself. What I was interested in was seeing a good defense of the compatibility, really the necessary connection, of Calvin’s view of sovereign grace and the missional zeal with which he lived and taught. Gratefully, that is what I found. The aim of this work is “to lay to rest the charge that to be a Calvinist is to cease being missional. The leading subjects of this book are all Calvinists—and as shall be seen, all passionately missional.”
The charge consistently brought against those who embrace election, predestination, and the like is that Calvin’s theology necessarily impedes missions. Haykin and Robinson argue to the contrary.
Calvin’s theology was actually no impediment to his own missionary activities, but, rather, served as a catalyst for transforming Geneva into a hub of missionary activity where Reformed ministers were trained and sent out to proclaim the gospel throughout Europe and beyond, especially France and Brazil. Despite his reputation, Calvin was no stay-at-home theologian, and his theology was by no means a do-nothing worldview.
Haykin and Robinson spend some time showing why Calvin was interested in missions and then showing how this moved from the theoretical to the practical in France, under intense persecution, and in Brazil, albeit in a rather unsuccessful way. After looking at Puritan involvement in missions and Edwards’ “Humble Attempt” to unite the Christian world in missional prayer, the last chapter looks at the passion for missions of Samuel Pearce. You don’t know who he is?!? Neither did I, but this seems like one believer from history with whom we would all benefit becoming acquainted.
Though scarcely known today, Samuel Pearce was in his own day well known for the anointing that attended his preaching and for the depth of his spirituality. It was said of him that “his ardour . . . gave him a kind of ubiquity; as a man and a preacher, he was known, he was felt everywhere.” William Jay (1769–1853), who exercised an influential ministry in Bath for the first half of the nineteenth century, said of his contemporary’s preaching, “When I have endeavoured to form an image of our Lord as a preacher, Pearce has oftener presented himself to my mind than any other I have been acquainted with.” He had, Jay went on, a “mildness and tenderness” in his style of preaching, and a “peculiar unction.” Jay wrote these words many years after Pearce’s death, but still, he said, he could picture Pearce in his mind’s eye and feel the impression that he made upon his hearers as he preached. Ever one to appreciate the importance of having spiritual individuals as one’s friends, Jay made this comment about the last time that he saw Pearce alive: “What a savour does communion with such a man leave upon the spirit.”
The recounting of an episode where,“(n)ot afraid to appear as one lacking in homiletical skill, especially in the eyes of his fellow pastors, Pearce in his zeal for the spiritual health of all his hearers had sought to minister as best he could to this “poor man” who had arrived late,” quite nearly brought me to tears. That page alone is worth the money and time you will invest in this work.
A “central aim” of To the Ends of the Earth is “to demonstrate that there is a Calvinistic tradition of missionary passion that goes back from pioneers of the modern missionary movement, like Carey and Pearce, through the Puritans to the Reformed fountainhead in the writings and labors of John Calvin and, as such, puts to rest the myth that one cannot be both Calvinistic and missional.”
But, the authors are not content to prove that there is a historical basis for missions in a Reformed mindset, but that this work is also a “call to those who rejoice in their Calvinism to be sure that they are equally passionate about missions and evangelism.” Right doctrine leads to right living. And living a life focused on glorifying God to the ends of the earth is, most definitely, right living.
I received a copy of this book from Crossway for review purposes. show less
Despite being cobbled together to some extent, as it uses material from elsewhere to tell its story, this is an excellent introduction or refresher course on the subject of revival and on 18th century church history more generally. It ends with eight theses regarding revival. it is well written, cogent and includes some important material that can be found elsewhere but not in such a succinct and well crafted form. This is a great resource.
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