moral re-armament

moral re-armament
noun
Usage: often capitalized M&R&A
: a movement developing out of the Oxford Group movement and applying its doctrine and techniques especially to the problems of international relations

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/ree ahr"meuh meuhnt/
a worldwide movement initiated by Frank Buchman in 1938 as a successor to the Oxford Group, and maintaining that the practice of high morality in public and private life is the key to world betterment. Abbr.: MRA

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Moral Re-Armament,
a religious movement of the 1900's advocating a personal form of Christianity based on ethical and moral precepts; Buchmanism.

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Moral Re-Armament [Moral Re-Armament] (abbr MRA)
a Christian movement begun in 1938 by the US ↑evangelist Frank Buchman (1878–1961). He developed it from his Oxford Group established during a visit to Britain in 1921. The movement, which was especially active in the 1950s and 1960s, aimed to encourage high moral standards of behaviour, based on God’s will as interpreted by Buchman. It was strongly opposed to Communism and ↑homosexuality.

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  • Moral Re-Armament — (MRA) was an international Christian moral and spiritual movement that, in 1938, developed from the American minister Frank Buchman s Oxford Group. Buchman, a Lutheran, headed MRA for 23 years, from 1938 until his death in 1961. Since 2001, the… …   Wikipedia

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  • Moral Re-Armer — Moral Re Armer, a supporter of Moral Re Armament; Buchmanite …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Oxford Group — Not to be confused with the Anglo Catholicism Oxford Movement. The Oxford Group was a Christian movement that had a following in Europe, China, Africa, Australia, Scandinavia and America in the 1920s and 30s. It was initiated by an American… …   Wikipedia

  • Frank N. D. Buchman — Infobox Person name = Frank Buchman image size = 200px caption = birth name = birth date = June 4, 1878 birth place = Pennsburg death date = August 7, 1961 death place = death cause = resting place = resting place coordinates = residence =… …   Wikipedia

  • Frank Buchman — Naissance 4 juin 1878 Pennsburg (Pennsylvanie, USA) Décès 7 août 1961 (à 83 ans) Freudenstadt (Allemagne) Nationalité américain Profession pasteur Formation maîtrise de …   Wikipédia en Français

  • MRA — abbr. Moral Re Armament. * * * abbreviation moral rearmament * * * Moral Re Armament. * * * abbrev Moral Rearmament * * * M.R.A. or MRA (no periods), Moral Re Armament. * * * abbr. Moral Rearmament * * * MRA [MRA] ; …   Useful english dictionary

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