Kiffen, Knollys, and Keach: Rediscovering our English Baptist Heritage
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Among the various Baptist groups that emerged from the religious turmoil of seventeenth-century England, the Particular Baptists proved to be the most influential in terms of long-term legacy. There is a sense in which all English-speaking Baptists, whatever their current theological orientation, can ultimately be traced back to this community. And at the heart of this community were three key leaders: William Kiffen, Hanserd Knollys, and Benjamin Keach. This new edition introduces the lives and thought of each of these men along with their times, other Baptist figures with whom they interacted, and two vital confessions that were published respectively in 1644 and 1688.
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- Introduces the lives of William Kiffen, Hanserd Knollys, and Benjamin Keach.
- Mentions other Baptist figures with whom they interacted.
- Explores two vital confessions that were published respectively in 1644 and 1688.
- Foreword to the First Edition (Robert W. Oliver)
- Foreword to the Second Edition (Robert W. Oliver)
- Introduction
- Note to the Second Edition
- 1. The Question of Baptist Origins
- 2. The Calvinistic Baptists
- 3. The First London Confession of Faith
- 4. William Kiffen (1616–1701), “A lover of peace and truth”
- 5. Hanserd Knollys (1599–1691), “That old disciple of Jesus Christ”
- 6. John Norcott (d.1676) and the Mode of Baptism: “Dipping is God’s appointment”
- 7. The Second London Confession of Faith: Its Purpose
- 8. The Second London Confession of Faith: Its Theology
- 9. Benjamin Keach (1640–1704), Baptist Divine
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Thomas Wilcox (1622–1687), A Choice Drop of Honey from the Rock Christ
This reprint of what is now a classic treatment of 17th century Baptists is a welcome publication. Michael Haykin deals with these topics not only as an approved and scholarly academician but as a Christian concerned about the discipleship of those who read the book. He deals with the most influential persons, the most important issues, and the most important confession of faith and shows how these have had abiding impact upon Baptists even to the present. This is a welcome reprint and I commend it to everyone who is interested in understanding an important and very influential segment of modern evangelicalism.
—Tom J. Nettles, Senior Professor of Historical Theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Recent years have seen a revival of publications about the seventeenth-century English Particular Baptists, due in large part to the influence of Michael Haykin. I have long considered the first edition of Kiffin, Knollys, and Keach to be a classic introduction to this important era in Baptist life. I am thrilled to see this volume in print again and available to a new audience. The inclusion of new material on the lesser-known John Norcott and his work on believers baptism, which summarizes this community’s collective view, makes this volume a must have for any student of the period.
—Steve Weaver, Adjunct Professor of Church History, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
The emergence of the Baptists in seventeenth-century England was a seminal development in Protestant church history. This book is an excellent primer on the leaders of the Calvinistic Baptists, their controversies, and their guiding principles.
—John Coffey, Professor of Early Modern History, University of Leicester
- Title: Kiffen, Knollys, and Keach: Rediscovering our English Baptist Heritage
- Author: Michael A. G. Haykin
- Publisher: Hesed & Emet
- Print Publication Date: 2019
- Pages: 231
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- ISBNs: 9781989174333, 1989174337
- Resource ID: LLS:KFFNKNLLYSBHRTG
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-09-20T16:07:14Z
Michael A. G. Haykin (PhD, University of Toronto), born in England of Irish and Kurdish parents, Dr. Haykin is currently Professor of Church History and Biblical Spirituality. He has authored The Spirit of God: The Exegesis of 1 and 2 Corinthians in the Pneumatomachian Controversy of the Fourth Century (E. J. Brill, 1994); One Heart and One Soul: John Sutcliff of Olney, His Friends, and His Times (Evangelical Press, 1994); Kiffin, Knollys and Keach: Rediscovering Our English Baptist Heritage (Reformation Today Trust, 1996); At the Pure Fountain of Thy Word: Andrew Fuller as an Apologist (Paternoster Press, 2004); Jonathan Edwards: The Holy Spirit in Revival (Evangelical Press, 2005); The God Who Draws Near: An Introduction to Biblical Spirituality (Evangelical Press, 2007). Dr. Haykin and his wife Alison, and their two children, Victoria and Nigel, live in Dundas, Ontario.