Raymond F. Cottrell, book editor, Review and Herald Publishing Association, was senior associate editor of The SDA Bible Commentary and a major contributor to both it and the SDA Bible Dictionary and SDA Encyclopedia. His publications include Beyond Tomorrow, Perfection in Christ, Crisis and Victory, and Reason and Faith. He was also a major contributor to Problems in Bible Translation. A specialist in Roman Catholic studies, he participated in Vatican II, International Conference on the Theological Issues of Vatican II, and Ecumenical Consultations with the World Council of Churches. WEWMM 53.1
Ordained in 1937 while a missionary in Manchuria, he returned during the war years to Pacific Union College where he taught on the religion staff from 1941-1952. He has been at the Review since 1952. Andrews University conferred on him the Doctor of Divinity degree in 1972. WEWMM 53.2