Papers, 1902-1986.

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Papers, 1902-1986.

Contains incoming and outgoing correspondence, statements, and clippings dealing with the controversy over his book. It includes letters of many of the leading Fundamentalists of the 1920s and 1930s. The collection also contains records of MacInnis' work after leaving BIOLA. Papers of his sons, William M, Davis S., and Gordon A, deal with the life of their father and include a selection of family correspondence.

2.75 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7137456

Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS

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Bible Institute of Los Angeles

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MacInnis, John Murdoch, 1871-1940

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John Murdoch MacInnis; Presbyterian pastor and theologian; pastorates in Minnesota, California, Syracuse, N.Y., and Philadelphia, Pa.; teacher at The Bible Institute of Los Angeles (BIOLA); made dean in 1924. After publication of his book "Peter, the Fisherman Philosopher," based on a series of lectures he had given at Moody Bible institute in 1922, he was accused of Modernism and was forced to resign. Several members of the Board of Directors and of the BIOLA staff resigned in protest, and some...