Biography
Macquarrie was born in Renfrew, into a devout Presbyterian family (his father was an elder in the Church of Scotland) with strong Gaelic roots.
Educated at Paisley Grammar School, he read philosophy at the University of Glasgow under the distinguished scholar Charles Arthur Campbell (M.A. 1940) and obtained a degree in theology (B.D. 1943).
He enlisted in the British Army and served from 1943-48. Ordained in 1945, he served in the Royal Army Chaplains Department 1945-48.
After demobilization he served as a parish minister in the Church of Scotland at St Ninian's Church, Brechin (1948-53).
He died on 28 May 2007 at the age of 87. His widow Jenny died in August 2008. He is survived by two sons and a daughter.
The archives of John Macquarrie are maintained by the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
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