Remaking The World - Frank N. D. Buchman - 1949

Remaking The World Frank N. D. Buchman Robert M. McBride & Company 1949 Remaking The World, the title of Buchman's collected speeches, was central to Buchman's vision. "The Oxford Group is a Christian revolution for remaking the world. The root problems in the world today are dishonesty, selfishness and fear – in men and, consequently, in nations. These evils multiplied result in divorce, crime, unemployment, recurrent depression and war. How can we hope for peace within a nation, or between nations, when we have conflict in countless homes? Spiritual recovery must precede economic recovery. Political or social solutions that do not deal with these root problems are inadequate." In order to "remake the world", people had to change: "Everybody wants to see the other fellow changed. Every nation wants to see the other nation changed. But everybody is waiting for the other fellow to begin. The Oxford Group is convinced that if you want an answer for the world today, the best place to