Michael Haykin

Michael A. G. Haykin is a Canadian theologian who is the Professor of Church History and Biblical Spirituality and Director of The Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

He is the general editor of The Complete Works of Andrew Fuller, a project that publishes "a modern critical edition of the entire corpus of Andrew Fuller's published and unpublished works." Though Haykin was trained as a Patristic scholar, he also developed himself in the area of 18th-century British evangelicalism, particularly the English Particular Baptist history and spirituality.

Haykin is a prolific writer having authored numerous books, over 250 articles, and over 150 book reviews. He is also an editor with numerous editorial credits.

In 2018 Haykin was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in recognition of his contributions to historical scholarship. In 2023, he was appointed Senior Research Fellow at the Reformed House of Studies at his alma mater, Wycliffe College, University of Toronto.

Early life Haykin was born in England of Irish and Kurdish parents. He grew up in Birmingham, England and Coventry, England, before moving to Canada with his family when he was twelve.

Haykin was converted to Christ in 1974. He attended Wycliffe College at the University of Toronto from 1974 to 1982, earning a doctorate in patristics, supervised by John P. Egan, S.J.

Career Haykin served as principal and professor of church history and biblical spirituality at Toronto Baptist Seminary in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from 2003 to 2007. Previously, he was a professor at Heritage Theological Seminary from 1993 to 1999 and at Central Baptist Seminary from 1982 to 1993. He was the editorial director of Joshua Press from 1999 to 2002.

Russell D. Moore, dean of the School of Theology and senior vice president for academic administration at Southern Seminary was quoted as saying: I sometimes wonder if Michael Haykin is one scholar or a conspiracy of brilliant minds masquerading as one man ... After all, he is a pacesetter in the very different fields of spiritual formation, Baptist studies, patristic history, and beyond. He is one of the most recognized scholars in the world in each of these fields, having written and lectured extensively in each area, even while serving as a seminary administrator, popular conference speaker, and leader within the Canadian Baptist churches.

Education B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Toronto (1974), M.Rel. from Wycliffe College, University of Toronto (1977), Th.D. in Church History from the University of Toronto and Wycliffe College (1982).