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Elesha Coffman is assistant editor of Christian History magazine

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.The Luminarium offers a collection of Donne's poetry, a biography, and other Donne resources.Christian History Corner appears every Friday at ChristianityToday.com. Previous Christian History Corners include:Heaven Can't Wait | Mass suicides, like last week's in Uganda, may be a newer tactic, but the temptation to predict, even force, the coming of kingdom bliss is not. (Mar. 24, 2000) Forgive and Remember | Pope John Paul II's apology was unprecedented, but not entirely unique (Mar. 17, 2000) Modernism's Moses | Harry Emerson Fosdick, one of the century's most controversial Christians, devoted much of his life to fighting fundamentalism. (Mar. 10, 2000) The Man They Made a Monkey | William Jennings Bryan won the battle but lost the war against teaching evolution in the schools. (Mar. 10, 2000) Guess Who? | Can you identify the most influential Christians of the twentieth century? (Feb. 29, 2000) An Ambitious Aboltionist Account | In Tim Stafford's novel Stamp of Glory, the main character is a movement (Feb. 18, 2000) The Caged Bird Wrote | If only CBS had chosen a true heroine for Black History Month … (Feb. 11, 2000) A Cave of One's Own | Who were the early church's 'desert mothers'? (Feb. 4, 2000)

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March (Web-only) 2000, Vol. 44