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Biographical Note
Moral Re-armament (MRA) was a social and spiritual movement organized by Reverend Frank Buchman in the early to mid-twentieth century. Originally called the Oxford Group (also known as First Century Christian Fellowship), the movement was transformed and adopted the new name, spreading worldwide as a non-denominational spiritual and moral reawakening in the aftermath of World War II. In 2001, the name of the organization changed to Initiatives of Change.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1921 | Oxford Group (also known as First Century Christian Fellowship) forms in England. |
| 1938 | Moral Re-armament develops out of the Oxford Group and spreads from England to the United States. |
| 2001 | Moral Re-armament changes name to Initiatives of Change. |
For a more extensive description of the organization and biographic information about key leaders, see the Manuscript Division's finding aid for the Moral Re-armament records, 1812-1991.