August 13, 2007Banned in Malaysia!Silverfishbooks.com recently posted a list of books banned in Malaysia. There are sixteen books on the list, most of them having to do with either sex or religion. The religion in question is Islam, of course, and the list is said to be drawn up by The Internal Security Ministry. Further, the secretary of the ministry's Publication and Quranic Text Control Division is cited as saying that some of the books deviate from Islamic teaching and might endanger the morals of readers—and even bring about public disorder. Among these banned books is Terrance Tiessen’s Who Can Be Saved? (IVP). As Tiessen commented when he pointed it out to me, “I'm not surprised that they did not like it, only that they thought it significant enough to bother with!” If you spend much time thinking about his book appearing on the list, you might come up with an interesting backstory. Anyway, for the Malaysian government, this book is on the errata list. For us, this falls under addenda. And as the book’s editor, I’ll assure you: the book is definitely significant enough for you to bother with! And you’ll now get the additional frisson of reading a banned book. Posted by Dan Reid
at August 13, 2007 11:04 AM
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