George Whitefield (part 1)

Join Drs. Haykin and Pohlman as they take up George Whitefield, the eighteenth century revivalist some have called "The greatest evangelist since the apostle Paul."

Charles Wesley

In this week’s episode, Drs. Haykin and Pohlman take up the other famous Wesley…Charles, who’s over 7,000 hymns may be the greatest legacy of the eighteenth century evangelical awakening. 

Anne Steele

If you were to consider the outstanding hymn writers of eighteenth-century England would the name Anne Steele come to mind? To help ensure that it does, we welcome Dr. Esther Crookshank to the podcast to talk about hymns and Anne Steele’s under-appreciated contribution to the history of church music.

Brilliana Harley

Join Drs. Michael Haykin and Mike Pohlman as they discuss the remarkable Puritan wife and mother, Brilliana Harley.

The American Puritans

Thomas Scott and John Newton (part 2)

Join Drs. Michael Haykin and Tim Scott as they discuss the eighteenth-century Bible commentator, Thomas Scott, and his relationship to John Newton.

John Newton (part 1)

Even as John Newton is perhaps best known for his hymns, he should also be known for his letters. Those most familiar with Newton seem to agree that “letter-writing was his greatest gift” earning him the reputation as “the great spiritual director of souls through the post.” It certainly wasn’t uncommon to write letters in eighteenth-century England, but John Newton was an uncommon letter writer. What makes his letters so significant in the history of the church? Join Drs. Haykin and Pohlman as they discuss the letters of John Newton. 

Works mentioned: 

An Authentic Narrative (John Newton, 1764)

Wise Counsel: John Newton’s Letter to John Ryland Jr. Edited by Grant Gordon with a foreword by Michael A.G. Haykin (Banner of Truth, 2009)

Letters of John Newton Edited by Josiah Bull (Banner of Truth, 2007/1869)

Evangelicals and Technology

Reading Andrew Fuller

Charles and Susannah Spurgeon