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The text known as A Course in Miracles.

The text known as A Course in Miracles.

A Course in Miracles (also referred to as [[ACIM]] or "the Course"), is a book considered by its students to be their "spiritual path". According to [[Helen Schucman]] and the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP), Schucman and [[William Thetford]] "scribed" the book by means of a process coming from a divine source through a form of channeling which Schucman referred to as "inner dictation". Schucman described the divine source of her channeling as none other than the person of [[Jesus Christ]].

A Course in Miracles (also referred to as [[ACIM]] or "the Course"), is a book considered by its students to be their "spiritual path". According to [[Helen Schucman]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Schucman] and the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP), Schucman and [[William Thetford]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thetford] "scribed" the book by means of a process coming from a divine source through a form of [[channeling]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channelling_%28mediumistic%29] which Schucman referred to as "inner dictation". Schucman described the divine source of her channeling as none other than the person of [[Jesus Christ]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_Christ].

The teachings of the Course have been compared to the fundamental premises of Eastern religion, it utilizes, however, a traditional Christian terminology. [[J. Gordon Melton]] notes that it has been most popular among those who have been disillusioned by organized Christianity. Melton and [[Wouter Hanegraaff]] have called it the most obvious choice for the single text that is "sacred scripture" in the New Age movement.[5][6] Since it first became available for sale in 1976, over 1.5 million copies have sold worldwide in sixteen different languages.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_course_in_miracles]

The teachings of the Course have been compared to the fundamental premises of Eastern religion, it utilizes, however, a traditional Christian terminology. [[J. Gordon Melton]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Gordon_Melton] notes that it has been most popular among those who have been disillusioned by organized Christianity. Melton and [[Wouter Hanegraaff]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wouter_Hanegraaff] have called it the most obvious choice for the single text that is "sacred scripture" in the [[New Age]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Age] movement.[5][6] Since it first became available for sale in 1976, over 1.5 million copies have sold worldwide in sixteen different languages.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_course_in_miracles]