Michael A. G. Haykin
Biography
Michael A. G. Haykin earned a ThD from the University of Toronto. Haykin has served as professor of church history and biblical spirituality at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and as Director of the Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies. Haykin contributed to John Calvin (2025) and wrote forewords to The Matter and the Manner of Preaching (2026) and Divine Inculpability (2026).
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Christian Living
“Ours is a day of great fears—fear of financial collapse, fear of terrorist attacks, fear of climatic disasters, fear of a deadly pandemic—all kinds of fears, except the most important of all: the reverential fear of God. How needed then is this marvelous study of a much-neglected theme, one that is central to the Scriptures and vital to human flourishing.”
History & Biography
“Kenneth Stewart's scholarly account of what is known a Le reveil in Francophone Switzerland and France deals with a subject--spiritual awakening and revival--that is of perennial interest to English-speaking evangelicals. Contrary to the received historiography of this revival, Stewart convincingly demonstrates that it was profoundly indigenous in its origins, though British influence did have its role to play. Marked by both learning and confessional commitment, Stewart's book is essential reading for anyone interested in the fascinating history of the French Reformed churches after the eighteenth-century Revolution.”
Theology
“This popular exploration of the meaning of believer's baptism is rich and deep. It satisfactorily combines personal testimony with biblical interpretation, theological reflection with practical wisdom. I cannot say I agreed with everything in the book, but without hesitation I can say this is an excellent, profoundly thoughtful study that I highly recommend to anyone desiring to think seriously about the important topic of baptism.”
History & Biography
“The early fourth-century Constantinian revolution had enormous consequences for the life and worship of the Christian Church--indeed, its far-reaching impact is still with us in a variety of ways. In recent days, both scholarly reassessment of this revolution and popular fiction have brought Constantine to public notice once again, and this collection of essays provides an extremely helpful guide in taking stock of one of the great turning points in church history.”
Christian Living
“This volume is deeply grounded not only in a robust and rich understanding of the era in which J. C. Ryle lived but also in a very meticulous and judicious reading of his written work, especially his tracts. They are rarely the subject of theological and historical reflection, and church history is the poorer for it. This neglected form of print media has had an enormous influence for good, and as Andrew Atherstone stresses, Ryle was, above all, the ‘prince of tract writers.’ This is an excellent study of Ryle and his theology, which is as pertinent for us today as it was in his Victorian world.”
Prayer & Spiritual Formation
“As Tom Schwanda shows in this fascinating study of Isaac Ambrose's spiritual delight in the ravishing beauty of Christ, such a piety is typically Puritan and also of enormous value for our day. Forgetfulness, nay rejection, of the way the Puritans read texts like the Song of Solomon has hindered contemporary appreciation of their piety and its exegetical basis. May a renewed appreciation of their exegesis lead to an ever-deepening recognition of the importance of Puritan piety!”
Theology
“A tremendous spur to pondering and meditation, confession and thanksgiving, and living our daily lives in simple reliance on the invincible power of God.”
Spurgeon on the Christian Life
Christian Living
“As an evangelical Baptist who shares Charles Spurgeon’s understanding of salvation, I naturally welcomed this superb study of the celebrated preacher’s theology and how it applies to the Christian life. But I also resonate with Michael Reeves’s deep concern that Spurgeon be read by a much wider audience than his coreligionists. Responsible for a veritable torrent of words, most of which remain in print a dozen decades after his death, he is one of the great Christian authors of the nineteenth century. And it is only right, therefore, that he be known and read by that wide audience of evangelicals who love his Savior. This book is a tremendous place to start: a draft of refreshment from deep Spurgeonic wells—just what is needed in our day.”
The Beginning of Baptist Ecclesiology
History & Biography
“At long last, there is a substantial book-length treatment of Thomas Helwys. For far too long he has been overshadowed by his erstwhile coworker John Smyth; Jones restores Helwys to his place of true significance as the pioneer of being Baptist. A fine study.”
The Black Baptist Experience in Canada
History & Biography
“In a dozen essays on the Black Baptist experience in colonial and Victorian Canada that run the gamut from architecture to print culture, this groundbreaking study fills a significant lacuna in Canadian Baptist history. Highly recommended!”
Theology
“I love everything about this prolegomenon to the rigorous study of the Christian faith—from its architectural depiction of theological reflection as a cathedral to the emphasis on doing theology within the bounds of Reformed catholicity, and from the importance of wedding theological scholarship and piety to the final chapter on the theological endeavor as necessarily informed by a hunger for beauty. In a day when prolegomena in systematic theologies abound, I highly recommend this volume, which is especially dedicated to the foundations of all our study of God and his ways!”
History & Biography
“Go into virtually any bookstore in the English-speaking world and you will find a volume or two (or more) of the works of C. S. Lewis. It really is amazing: the reading public seems to never tire of his works of fiction and powerful prose. This fact alone warrants new studies of Lewis’s thought. In this masterful conclusion to his biographical trilogy of Lewis’s life, Poe provides such a study, replete with fresh insights drawn from a lifetime of reflection upon Lewis’s literary corpus. A must-read for all who wish to profit from a remarkable Christian author. In fact, make sure to buy the two preceding volumes, which provide the background for this concluding volume in Poe’s rich biography!”
The Contemporary Church and the Early Church
History & Biography
“When I graduated in 1982 with a doctoral degree in patristics, I soon discovered that most of my fellow Baptists regarded my studies with profound suspicion. It all seemed so "Roman" to them! As this book powerfully demonstrates, however, we are in the midst of a renaissance of evangelical interest in the Ancient Church. And like so many others before us-including evangelical stalwarts like Calvin and Cranmer, Gill and Wesley-we can find in the patristic era light and heat for our own day. Heartily recommended!”
The Doctrine on Which the Church Stands or Falls
Theology
“Intrinsic to the heart of the Protestant tradition is the confession of justification by faith alone. Rooted in the Reformation response to the faith-and-works orientation of the basis of salvation, this doctrine has been rightly seen as utterly biblical. Matthew Barrett also knows that this core doctrine of true Christianity can never be taken for granted—hence this excellent treatment of what this doctrine entails and how it relates to other areas of the Christian life. Warmly recommended.”
History & Biography
“When this fine study first appeared it filled a great lacuna, and still does. I know of nothing like it for the subject: a concise overview that is clearly rooted in an extensive knowledge of the primary sources and that abounds in wise historical reflection. A gem and highly recommended.”
Christian Living
“This is a rich reflection upon the nature of the church. Benge rightly shows us the way the church is viewed from heaven and from the eschaton. If we could only grasp the glorious beauty of the church in the light of these two perspectives, the negativity that too often crosses our lips and permeates our minds about the triune God’s beloved would be replaced with wonder and awe. Warmly recommended.”
History & Biography
“Nineteenth-century liberal theology claimed to be about life and freedom. In reality, it brought spiritual death and bondage to the then-current mentalité. The story of this devastation among Baptists in the northern United States, one that especially involved the seminaries, is now definitively told by Professor Straub with both a depth of scholarship and verve that are truly admirable. A profoundly insightful work and must reading for all concerned with handing on our most precious faith.”
Theology
“In harmony with the Bible and Christian tradition, Stephen Wellum has provided us with a robust defense of a high Christology, one ‘from above,’ which is desperately needed in our day of confusion and groundless speculation about the identity of Christ. This work shows us biblically and theologically why the church must affirm the full deity and full humanity of Christ. A five-star rating!”
Theology
“An important study for both its historical reflection and the contemporary significance of the Spirit's work for church life today.”
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