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| − | A Course in Miracles (also referred to as [[ACIM]] or "the Course"), is a book considered by its students to be their "spiritual path". | + | 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]]. |
| − | The teachings of the Course have been compared to the fundamental premises of Eastern religion, it utilizes, however, a traditional Christian terminology. | + | 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] |
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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.
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.[1]
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