Beliefs and practices in New Zealand

Moral Re-Armament is a transformative movement rooted in the belief that God has a distinctive purpose for every individual and a plan for the world. Founded by Dr. Frank Buchman, a Lutheran Minister from Pennsylvania, this international initiative emerged from Oxford University following World War I and has since grown to encompass participants from all nations, races, and creeds. The movement centers on a revolutionary approach to personal and social change, beginning with individual transformation through absolute honesty, purity, unselfishness, and love. By listening to God's voice within their hearts and correcting what is wrong within themselves, people can catalyze profound shifts in their families, communities, and nations. This publication documents MRA's history and principles, including its arrival in New Zealand in the early 1930s and its expansion through conferences and assemblies worldwide, most notably at Caux, Switzerland. The movement's practical methodology involves daily quiet times for listening to God and checking thoughts against absolute moral standards. Through regional and international gatherings that unite people across all backgrounds and beliefs, Moral Re-Armament demonstrates that seemingly insoluble problems can find resolution when individuals commit to genuine spiritual and moral transformation.