The Empire of the Holy Spirit: Reflections on Biblical and Historical Patterns of Life in the Spirit
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Overview
In an interview that he gave in 2011, historian Mark Noll related how an African scholar had once told him that Western historians needed “to get the Holy Spirit back” into their writing of history. Western historians have been so focused on a multitude of ways of explaining the past-via “political systems, strong personalities, military conflicts, economic forces”-that they have had no space for understanding the work of the Holy Spirit in history. This collection of essays on the person and work of the Holy Spirit seeks to show what a proper pneumatological focus can mean for both historical and theological reflection, and why this observation by this African Christian is so vital for the West in the twenty-first century.
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- Includes a collection of essays on the person and work of the Holy Spirit.
- Seeks to show what a proper pneumatological focus can mean for both historical and theological reflection.
- Explains why this observation by this African Christian is so vital for the West in the twenty-first century.
- Introduction
- 1. We believe in the Holy Spirit
- 2. The gift of the Holy Spirit
- 3. “The Spirit of holiness”: The sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit
- 4. “Rivers of dragons and mouths of lions and dark forces”: The Holy Spirit & the struggle for holiness in Macarius
- 5. Word and Spirit: Apollos and Hilary of Poitiers as models for spiritual advance
- 6. “The Spirit of supplications”: Learning about prayer from Jude and Zechariah
- 7. Expecting the Spirit
- 8. Collecting money and maintaining the unity of the Spirit
- 9. A high pneumatology: Leaning on the Holy Spirit in 2 Timothy
- 10. C.H. Spurgeon and the power of the Holy Spirit
- 11. The Holy Spirit and love of the brethren
- 12. Rediscovering the Sacred: Testing the spirits of postmodernity
- 13. The Spirit and knowing God the King
- A concluding word
- Appendix
- Reading about the Holy Spirit
- About the Author
- Scripture Index
- Subject index
Michael Haykin’s The Empire of the Holy Spirit is not just a book about the Holy Spirit. This is a book written, obviously, by one who knows the Person (not just the topic) of which he writes. This book will prompt you to think. You’ll want to scratch down notes, and talk about insights over coffee with friends. But, more than that, this book will prompt you to get on your knees, through the Spirit of God, and cry out ‘Abba Father!
—Russell D. Moore, President, The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission
Besides Michael Haykin, few people, to my knowledge, could have written such a book as this with the same credibility. The richness of the combination of history, theology, spirituality, and practicality in this volume could come only from someone who has the expertise of a professor of church history and spirituality, the insight of a biblical scholar, the wisdom of an experienced church elder, and the authenticity of a sincere personal piety.
—Donald S. Whitney, Senior Associate Dean, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Those familiar with the work of Michael Haykin will know it is always orthodox, pastoral, insightful, and practical. In this volume it is very much business as usual, and the reader will not be disappointed. In a series of connected essay, Dr. Haykin explores the person and work of the Holy Spirit in a manner which honours scripture, draws helpfully on church tradition, and applies the findings to the everyday of the contemporary church. Highly recommended.
—Carl Trueman, Professor of Biblical and Religious Studies, Grove City College, PA
- Title: The Empire of the Holy Spirit: Reflections on Biblical and Historical Patterns of Life in the Spirit
- Author: Michael A. G. Haykin
- Publisher: Hesed & Emet
- Print Publication Date: 2020
- Pages: 221
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- ISBNs: 9781989174715, 198917471X
- Resource ID: LLS:MPRHLYSPRLFSPRT
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-09-27T21:48:57Z
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.