Frank Buchman

Frank Buchman

Franklin Nathaniel Daniel Buchman (June 4, 1878 – August 7, 1961), best known as Dr. or Rev. Frank Buchman, was a Protestant Christian evangelist who founded the Oxford Group (known as Moral Re-Armament from 1938 until 2001, and as Initiatives of Change since then). He was decorated by the French and German governments for his contributions to Franco-German reconciliation after World War II.

Read more about Frank Buchman:  Early Life, YMCA Work, At Hartford and China, The Oxford Group, Moral Re-Armament, Psychology and Spirituality, Attitude To Other Religions, Buchman and Communism, Private Life, Controversy

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