15 A Course in Miracles

So some may wonder why I have this book on the list and in my library. Truth is, there are some books that aren't easy to read, we may not finish, be we should know they exist and a little bit about what they're about. A Course in Miracles is one of these books. I double most people will pick it up, but it is definitely worth knowing about.

It’s main premise is that the way to universal love and peace, referred to as remembering God, is by undoing guilt through forgiving others. Although it uses the language of traditional Christianity, it is meant to be non sectarian and considered as a universal spiritual teaching. This book, referred to as “The Course” has circled around since the 1960’s.

Here's a little from the preface of the book:
“A Course in Miracles began with the sudden decision of two people to join in a common goal. Their names were Helen Schucman and William Thetford, Professors of Medical Psychology at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. It does not matter who they were, except that the story shows that with God all things are possible. They were anything but spiritual. Their relationship with each other was difficult and often strained, and they were concerned with personal and professional acceptance and status. In general, they had considerable investment in the values of the world. Their lives were hardly in accord with anything that the Course advocates. Helen, the one who received the material, describes herself:
“Psychologist, educator, conservative in theory and atheistic in belief, I was working in a prestigious and highly academic setting. And then something happened that triggered a chain of events I could never have predicted. The head of my department unexpectedly announced that he was tired of the angry and aggressive feelings our attitudes reflected, and concluded that “there must be another way.” As if on cue, I agreed to help him find it. Apparently this Course is the other way.”

Any interest in looking at it or reading any parts, it is available free at acim.org.

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