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Robert Crawford McQuilkin
1886–1952
A minister, teacher, and prolific devotional writer, he helped shape what became Columbia International University while speaking and writing about victorious Christian living. His life also carried a dramatic turn: in 1918, he and his wife were set to sail for missionary service in Africa when their ship burned and sank before departure.
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Victorious life studies
by Robert Crawford McQuilkin
About the author
Born in 1886 and dying in 1952, Robert C. McQuilkin was an American minister, religious educator, and author remembered especially as the first president of what is now Columbia International University. He served in that role from 1923 to 1952 and was a central figure in the school’s early growth.
Before that long presidency, he and his wife Marguerite were preparing for missionary work in Africa in 1918, but the ship they were meant to take was destroyed just before they left. McQuilkin went on to devote his life to Bible teaching, conference speaking, and Christian education.
He also wrote a number of books and studies, including works on Romans, Christ’s parables, Psalm 23, and the Christian life. Readers who come to his work today will usually find a direct, pastoral voice shaped by preaching, teaching, and a strong concern for practical faith.