Michael Haykin successfully serves as a Patristic evangelist, convincing modern readers to take special interest in the early church fathers. Rediscovering the Church Fathers engages a brief sampling of various types of Fathers and highlights their literature and value to early church studies.
This book comes highly recommended for anyone remotely interested in the Church Fathers.
My review will appear shortly in the SBTS Journal.
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At the end of his book, Haykin recommends resources for those taking interest in Patristic literature. Here is a list of secondary literature Haykin recommends to begin your endeavor.
Robert Louis Wilken, The Spirit of Early Christian Thought: Seeking the Face
Henry Chadwick, The Early Church
Jaroslav Pelikan, The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine, vol 1, The Emergenece of the Catholic Tradtion (100–600) Tim Dowley, Introduction to the History of Christianity
John D. Woodbridge, Great Leaders of the Christian Church
Michael Haykin, Defence of the Truth: Contending for the Truth Yesterday and Today
Here is a Haykin's list of primary literature.
Augustine, Confessions
Basil of Caesarea, On the Holy Spirit
Cyprian, Letter to Donatus
Hilary, On the Trinity
Athanasius, Life of Antony
Gregory of Nyssa, The Life of Macrina
Patrick, Confession
Here is a small list I would recommend for primary and secondary literature.
Michael Holmes, The Apostolic Fathers
Rodney Whitacre, A Patristic Greek Reader
John O'Keefe and R.R. Reno, Sanctified Vision: An Introduction to Early Christian Interpretation of the Bible
SBTS LibGuide: Patristics and Early Christianity