In 1927, the second Dean of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles, John Murdoch MacInnis, wrote a book called Peter the Fisherman Philosopher: A Study in the Higher Fundamentalism, published by Biola Book Room. The alarmed reaction to this book ignited a controversy that led to MacInnis’ resignation, the recall and destruction of the book, and the banning of the book from the Bible Institute’s library collection. What was in that book, and what was at stake in this controversy?

To read the rest of “Biola’s Banned Book: Peter the Fisherman Philosopher,” which I presented on September 25, 2006 at a Banned Book colloquium in Biola’s library heritage room, click for more.