At its key, A Program in Miracles is really a channeled function, and its roots are shrouded in mystery. Helen Schucman, a scientific psychiatrist, and Bill Thetford, a research psychiatrist, worked in the 1960s to transcribe the inner dictations that Schucman said to receive from an inner voice she discovered as Jesus Christ. The process of getting and showing these messages spanned seven years and triggered the three-volume book called A Course in Miracles.

The Text may be the foundational part of A Program in Miracles and provides the theoretical platform for the entire system. It goes in to the nature of reality, the pride acim and the Sacred Heart, and it provides a reinterpretation of Religious rules and teachings. This section lays the groundwork for knowledge the Course's key message, which stores about the thought of forgiveness as a way of transcending the vanity and realizing one's correct, divine nature.

The Workbook for Students, the second part, contains 365 everyday classes designed to study the reader's brain and shift their notion from fear to love. Each session is followed by certain instructions and affirmations, attractive the audience to use the teachings in their everyday life. The Workbook's development is intentional, steadily leading the student toward a further comprehension of the Course's principles.

The Information for Teachers, the third part, is a guide for individuals who desire to become educators of A Course in Miracles. It handles popular questions and problems that could arise throughout the analysis of the Class and provides advice on the best way to share its teachings effectively.The affect of A Class in Miracles stretches beyond the prepared text. Over time, numerous study teams, workshops, and teachers have appeared, specialized in sharing the Course's teachings and helping people apply its maxims within their lives. The Course has also affected several distinguished religious educators, writers, and leaders, leading to its popular acceptance and acceptance.