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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".[1] 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".[2][3][4][5] Schucman described the divine source of her channeling as none other than the person of [[Jesus Christ]].[6]

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.[5] [[J. Gordon Melton]] notes that it has been most popular among those who have been disillusioned by organized Christianity.[5]. 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.[7][8]

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]