The Birth of a Miracle

Documentary & Book

The Complete and Definitive History of ‘A Course in Miracles.’

  • This documentary/book is a meticulously researched historical account of the story of A Course in Miracles.
  • We cover the full timeline of the Course – from its inception, with co- scribes Helen Schucman and Bill Thetford, all the way through to present day.
  • We highlight the pristine beauty and eloquence of the writing in the Course, and show its power as a psychological and spiritual Mind Training Tool for Peace
  • For the first time, the complete editing and publishing history of the Course will be presented in detail, along with an honest look at some controversy that ensued along the way.
  • We want to help quicken the realization and attainment of the Course’s goal of unity and peace. 
  • We will affirm that this book has enormous positive implications for personal and global transformation.

We are currently completing the script for this documentary and recording audio/video interviews from key figures in the Course community, many of whom have been involved since the beginning of the Course.

Our goal is to be most truly helpful to Christ by bringing an up-to-date and unified perspective of A Course in Miracles to curious, new and life-long students of His Course.

The Notes + Special Messages
The UR Text 
(Ur = Original)
+ Suppliments
Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition
Miracles Society 
(Pearls) Edition
Thetford “Sparkly” [HLC] Edition
Circle of Atonement (CE) Edition

The Founding Team Members:

Dr. Bill Thetford. Co-Scribe of A Course in Miracles and appointed editor of the HLC Original Edition

Dr. Helen Schucman Scribe of A Course in Miracles,  dictated to through “the Voice” of Jesus Christ. 

Team Members:

Judy Skutch, Founder and appointed Publisher and Disseminator of the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) versions of the Course

Dr. Kenneth Wapnick, Editor of Foundation for Inner Peace Version and Teacher at the Foundation for A Course in Miracles (FACIM)

Interviews with:

Tamara Morgan – President of Foundation for Inner Peace  (Judy Skutch’s daughter)

Carol Howe – Long time Course Teacher and friend of Bill Thetford

Ted Poppe –  Publisher of the Sparkly Thetford ACIM Edition

Reja Joy – Original Edition ACIM | Miracles Society 

Robert Perry: Founder and Teacher of the Circle of Atonement version of A Course in Miracles. 

Marianne Williamson:  author of  A Return to Love based on A Course in Miracles and chosen by Oprah in 1990’s as the “

**I have also interviewed Doug Thompson founder of UR Text and Special Messages, Christopher S Lawyer and contributor to Sparkly, Tony Ponicello, Jon Mundy, Lee Jampolsky, Roger Walsh, Ian Patrick and many others who have witnessed to any events that surround ‘the birth and expansion of A Course in Miracles.’

About the Producer:

Hello and Thank you for being here. I am Britney Shawley and I want to tell you a bit about my story and my life with the Course. I have committed my life to inner and world peace since an awakening experience in 2009.  In 2010 I had a profound experience with Jesus on the beach of Maui Hawaii and He told me that I was here to help save the world along with Him. I said yes to this mission, even though I was in no way religious, only spiritual, and committed to this grand vision of peace for all. Jesus promised me that day that He would give me what I needed to help me save the world along with him…. and his promise was  kept when he brought me the Sparkly A Course in Miracles and my life partner Tom Glod within a few weeks of this promise. I finished all the lessons and text and manual in my own daily practice, and then in 2013 I was guided to record all 365 lessons on Youtube. Since then I have continued to make inspired videos related to key principles found in the Course through my Miracles of Mind Ministry on Youtube. Because of this, I generated a following of students — equal brothers and sisters — who trust me…. and they have asked me hundreds of times about the Course, its History, its different versions and even its controversy. I knew that if I wanted to answer their questions honestly that I needed to know the whole story. So I went on a search to discover the whole and complete story of A Course in Miracles. I have been guided in every step of this journey and its been a miracle just watching the unfoldment of it all around me and through me. 

I am passionate about demonstrating the Joy that comes from living a life that is dedicated to A Course in Miracles and Christ. I am grateful to bring the message of the Course to a greater audience and truly apply the miracle principle together that says “miracles undo the past, in the present and thus release the future”

Lastly, I live in Ontario Canada with my life partner Tom Glod and our daughter Ella Joy whom I love with every ounce of my being. They inspire me and help me every day to be the best human I can be.

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