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Christian History Corner: Like Father Like Son

The Mather men followed the faith-and career paths-of their fathers.

By Elesha Coffman | posted 6/16/00 | posted 6/01/2000 12:00AM

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Elesha Coffman is assistant editor of Christian History

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Britannica.com has articles on Richard, Increase, and Cotton Mather.Ogram.org, a site run by 17th century colonial New England and Salem Witch Trial buff Margo Burns, has a index of sites related to Increase and Cotton Mather.The American Antiquarian Society's Mather Family Library is online. Well, not exactly. It would be more correct to say that it has a Web page.For more on the Mathers, see Christian History issue 41: The American Puritans.More Christian History, including a listing of events that occurred this week in the church's past, is available at ChristianHistory.net. We also strongly encourage you to subscribe to the quarterly print magazine.Christian History Corner appears every Friday at ChristianityToday.com. Previous Christian History Corners include:Agent of Grace | PBS's Bonhoeffer film shows us a theologian in action. (June 9, 2000) Revive Us Again | Two recently translated books recount searches for recapturing Pentecost. (June 2, 2000) Asking the Wrong Questions | The Christian History staff's field trip to see the Dead Sea Scrolls (May 19, 2000) Glorified Gore | The early church wouldn't have been pleased with Gladiator (May 12, 2000) Maniac or Martyr? | Two centuries after his birth, John Brown remains a divisive figure (May 5, 2000) Dietrich's Friend Eberhard | A fellow resister of the Nazis, editor, and biographer dies half a century after his subject and companion (April 28, 2000) When Is Easter This Year? | It may be hard to tell when Easter will fall, but it was even harder for the church to create its calculations. (April 20, 2000) Coming Soon to a Bookshelf Near You | Christianity Today's annual book awards contain some choice history selections (April 14, 2000) The Original 'Charitable Choice' Program | Transferring authority over Native Americans from the military to the church was a nice idea, but it failed. (Apr. 7, 2000)

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