Books
The Advent of Evangelicalism: Exploring Historical Continuities is a thorough analysis of David Bebbington’s 1989 book, Evangelicalism in Modern Britain: A History from the 1730s to the 1980s which put forth the idea that evangelical religion is the result of transatlantic revival in the 1730s, and that it took a working together attitude toward the Enlightenment rather than a contradictory one. Today, Bebbington’s thesis has gained international acceptance, and scholars from Europe and North America present a review of its primary arguments and conclusions here in The Advent of Evangelicalism (B&H Academic, 2008).
Contributors include: David W. Bebbington, Joel R. Beeke, John Coffey,Timothy George, 
Crawford Gribben, Michael A. G. Haykin, Paul Helm, D. Bruce Hindmarsh, David Ceri Jones, Thomas S. Kidd, Timothy Larsen, Cameron A. MacKenzie, A. T. B. McGowan, D. Densil Morgan, Ashley Null, Ian J. Shaw, Kenneth J. Stewart, Douglas A. Sweeney, Garry J. Williams, and Brandon G. Withrow. This work was previously published in the UK by Inter-Varsity Press under the title The Emergence of Evangelicalism: Exploring Historical Continuities.
The God Who Draws Near “is an attempt to recapture an understanding of true biblical spirituality and what that means for daily living.” Subtitled “An Introduction to Biblical Spirituality,” The God Who Draws Near explores nine key aspects of Biblical spirituality. Focusing throughout on the role of the Holy Spirit, Haykin looks at “nine marks of the Spirit’s work as he makes real God’s drawing near to us.”
Christ is All: The Piety of Horatius Bonar highlights the life and work of the memorable Scottish minister and poet, Horatius Bonar (1808–1889). Michael A. G. Haykin and Darrin R. Brooker present 65 excerpts from Bonar’s writings that capture his ardent devotion to the glory of Christ. Readers will also find Haykin’s biographical introduction on Bonar a valuable glimpse at a life that God used greatly in the preaching of the gospel and the saving of souls.
Devoted to the Service of the Temple: Piety, Persecution, and Ministry in the Writings of Hercules Collins is the third in the series “Profiles in Reformed Spirituality” published by Reformation Heritage Books. This volume looks at the life and writings of the 17th century British Particular Baptist pastor Hercules Collins (1646/47-1702). While largely forgotten in modern times, Hercules Collins was highly influential among the late 17th and early 18th century Calvinistic Baptists of London. Through a biographical sketch and 35 sample selections collected from Collins’s writings, Michael A. G. Haykin and Steve Weaver introduce us to the vibrant spirituality of this colossal figure.
A Sweet Flame: Piety in the Letters of Jonathan Edwards introduces readers to the piety of Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758). Dr. Haykin’s biographical sketch of Edwards captures the importance the New England minister placed on Scripture, family piety, and the church’s reliance upon God. The remainder of the book presents 26 selections from various letters written by Edwards, two written by family members at his death, and an appendix drawing upon Edwards’s last will and the inventor of his estate.
A Consuming Fire: The Piety of Alexander Whyte is the first in the series “Profiles of Reformed Spirituality” published by Reformation Heritage Books. This volume examines the life and writings of Alexander Whyte (1836-1921), pastor of Free St. George’s in Scotland. This volume includes a biographical introduction and selections from the writings of Whyte which highlight his spirituality.
The Armies of the Lamb: The Spirituality of Andrew Fuller contains a biographical introduction and selections from Andrew Fuller’s (1754-1815) letters highlighting his spirituality. Andrew Fuller was a man whose active life was devoted to the work of God. His paramount desire was to be true to the Scriptures. Fuller had a deep concern for sinners and was untiring in his evangelistic endeavours and support of missions. In The Armies of the Lamb Fuller’s rich spiritual life is seen first-hand through a selection of his letters, some never before published.
‘To Honour God’: The Spirituality of Oliver Cromwell provides an introduction and brief study of Cromwell’s spirituality through a consideration of his view of divine providence, conversion and activism. A chronology of the life of Cromwell is followed by 30 selections from his letters, speeches, sayings and prayers. These selections are footnoted with interesting historical detail and include biblical references.
The Revived Puritan: The Spirituality of George Whitefield. George Whitefield was a man of uncommon piety and holiness. He was used by God in a powerful way in the eighteenth century to bring about true revival in England and America. Dr. Haykin writes an engaging introduction to The revived Puritan which focuses on Whitefield’s walk with God and his deep experience of the new birth. The selections from Whitefield’s letters whcihf ollow, many unpublished since the eighteenth century, provide a first-hand look at his spirituality and are a source of meditation, encouragement and challenge for those seeking revival and spiritual awakening in our day.
A Cloud of Witnesses: Calvinistic Baptists in the 18th Century is a collection of nine biographical sketches with a prologue by the late pastor David Fountain. It relates the story of ongoing faithfulness among eighteenth-century Christians namely Hercules Collins, William Mitchel, Anne Dutton, Abraham Booth, John Ryland Jr, John Thomas, Coxe Feary, Samuel Pearce and John Sutcliff. It also tells of the blessing that came to their communities later in that century. It is a story that will thrill, encourage and challenge the readers.
‘At the Pure Fountain of Thy Word: Andrew Fuller as an Apologist is a part of the Studies in Baptist History and Thought series published by Paternoster Press. There is little doubt that Andrew Fuller played an important part in the revitalization of Calvinistic Baptists in the late eighteenth century and the first few decades of the nineteenth. This collection of essays analyzes Fuller’s apologetic works, which form an important part of his theological writings and portray him as one of the most influential theologians emerging from the Evangelical revivals.
Rediscovering Our English Baptist Heritage: Kiffin, Knollys and Keach is a brief biographical study of three of the most prominent English Particular Baptists of the 17th century: William Kiffin, Hanserd Knollys and Benjamin Keach. These Baptist pioneers are almost entirely forgotten by our generation, but to them we owe the great confessional standards which are the doctrinal foundations of many churches today. Kiffin, Knollys and Keach were three of the Calvinistic Baptists who laboured to establish Baptist church order. This brief account of their lives deserves a wide reading among the people of God.
One Heart and One Soul: John Sutcliff of Olney, His Friends and His Times is the biography of John Sutcliff (1752-1814), close friend of Andrew Fuller, John Ryland and William Carey. This book is a tribute to that circle of loyal friends, who saw themselves as being so closely bound together that they were all ‘of one heart and one soul’, and in particular to one of them, John Sutcliff, the pastor of the church at Olney which originally set apart Carey for the ministry.
Jonathan Edwards: the Holy Spirit in Revival provides a detailed analysis of the shape and content of Edwards’s theology of the Holy Spirit. Having taught many courses on Edwards, Haykin has found that “while much was written on Edwards and on his view of revival, there was not a compact book-length study of Edwards as a theologian of revival.” This book seeks to fill that gap by examining Edwards’ works within his historical context.
A Foundation for Life will help the reader learn the basic teaching of the Bible’s most important doctrines. Edited by Michael Haykin and featuring chapters written by godly men who put the doctrines in plain, easy-to-understand language. It is useful not only for personal study, but the brief chapters are outlined so well that the material is easily adaptable to group usage also.
Acorns to Oaks: The Primacy and Practice of Biblical Theology was published as a festschrift for Dr. Geoff Adams. It contains a collection of essays written in honor of Dr. Geoff Adams, who contributed fifty years of teaching and leadership at Toronto Baptist Seminary. Contributors to this book are Michael A.G. Haykin, Errol Hulse, Peter Gentry, Sharon James, Tom Wells, and other colleagues or students of Dr. Adams.
The Life and Thought of John Gill (1697-1771): A Tercentennial Appreciation is a collection of essays which focus on the thought of John Gill, the doyen of High Calvinism in the transatlantic Baptist community of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Among the topics covered are Gill’s trinitarian theology, his soteriological views, his Baptist ecclesiology, and his use of Scripture. Other papers are more focused, examining, for instance, his clash with the Arminian Methodist leader John Wesley over the issues of predestination and election, a clash that decisively shaped Wesley’s perspective on Calvinism. The tercentennial of Gill’s birth in 1997 was a fitting occasion to issue this study of a man whose systematic theology and exposition of the Old and New Testaments formed the mainstay of many eighteenth-century Baptist ministers’ libraries and who had never been the subject of a major critical study.
The Spirit of God examines the use of 1 and 2 Corinthians by two fourth-century Greek Christian authors, Athanasius and Basil of Caesarea, especially as it relates to the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. The controversy over the nature and status of the Spirit during the latter half of the fourth century is detailed in order to place in context the examination of the way in which the theological concerns of Athanasius and Basil shaped their pneumatological interpretation of the Corinthian correspondence. This examination will be of value to patristic scholars interested in the way that Scripture was employed in the fourth century to hammer out doctrine.