Rediscovering the Church Fathers: Who They Were and How They Shaped the Church

This is truly a delightful and very helpful book. I witnessed Dr. Haykin captivate the audience of the Calgary Reformed Conference in 2017 as he addressed the theme of the English Reformation through biographical sketches of a few significant figures. At this conference I purchased his book on the

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Early Church Fathers which adopts a similar methodology by introducing the reader to a handful of notable men from the early church period. Among them, he writes of Ignatius, Origen, Cyprian, Ambrose, Basil of Caesarea, and Patrick of Ireland. He also includes a chapter from The Letter to Diognetus. Dr. Haykin successfully clears away the mists of the Patristic period and assists the reader to obtain a clearer perspective on this mysterious chapter of Church history. I found it helpful and encouraging to learn how these men glorified the Lord as they contended for the truth and faced similar cultural challenges as the church in our day. Recently there have been a number of attacks on Christian orthodoxy in which critics set their sights on the formative years of the church. This little book is a valuable help in answering these false charges, thereby cementing the beleiver's hope in historical certainty. For all the benefits to be achieved through Rediscovering the Church Fathers, I believe that my casual acquaintance with Church History at the survey level helped me to glean the most from this book, having a better appreciation for the greater context in which these biographies take place. I recommend this little book to all who are curious about this fascinating and important period of Church history.

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