<P> A Course in Miracles ( also referred to as ACIM or the Course ) is a 1333 page book containing a self - study curriculum which claims to assist its readers in achieving spiritual transformation . The underlying premise of the work is the teaching that the greatest `` miracle '' that one may achieve in one 's life , is the act of simply gaining a full `` awareness of love 's presence '' in one 's own life . The book was written by Helen Schucman who claimed that it had been dictated to her via `` inner dictation '' which came to her from Jesus . Portions of the book were transcribed and edited by William Thetford . The book contains a curriculum to bring about what it calls a `` spiritual transformation '' . The book consists of three sections entitled `` Text '' , `` Workbook '' and `` Manual for Teachers '' . Written from 1965 to 1972 , some distribution occurred via photocopies before a hardcover edition was published in 1976 by the Foundation for Inner Peace . The copyright and trademarks , which had been held by two foundations , were revoked in 2004 after lengthy litigation because the earliest versions had been circulated without a copyright notice . </P>
<P> A Course in Miracles ( also referred to as ACIM or the Course ) is a 1333 page book containing a self - study curriculum which claims to assist its readers in achieving spiritual transformation . The underlying premise of the work is the teaching that the greatest `` miracle '' that one may achieve in one 's life , is the act of simply gaining a full `` awareness of love 's presence '' in one 's own life . The book was written by Helen Schucman who claimed that it had been dictated to her via `` inner dictation '' which came to her from Jesus . Portions of the book were transcribed and edited by William Thetford . The book contains a curriculum to bring about what it calls a `` spiritual transformation '' . The book consists of three sections entitled `` Text '' , `` Workbook '' and `` Manual for Teachers '' . Written from 1965 to 1972 , some distribution occurred via photocopies before a hardcover edition was published in 1976 by the Foundation for Inner Peace . The copyright and trademarks , which had been held by two foundations , were revoked in 2004 after lengthy litigation because the earliest versions had been circulated without a copyright notice . </P>
where did a course in miracles come from
where did a course in miracles come from
written by Helen Schucman transcribed and edited by William Thetford
written by Helen Schucman transcribed and edited by William Thetford