The Gifts of God, 1st Edition (A Course in Miracles) [Hardcover]

Helen Schucman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1996

This work accompanies "A Course in Miracles". A self-study course, it aims to change perceptions, heal minds and change behaviour. It introduces miracles as naturally occuring expressions of love, and argues that to experience miracles is to be aware of love's presence. Although Christian in language, the course is a perennial philosophy, presented in a way which is meaningful for present times.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 136 pages
• Publisher: Foundation for Inner Peace; 1st edition (March 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0670869937
• ISBN-13: 978-0670869930
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #459,280 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The inspired poetry of Helen Schucman, November 22, 2002

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This review is from: The Gifts of God, 1st Edition (A Course in Miracles) (Hardcover)

Helen Schucman was the "scribe" of A COURSE IN MIRACLES, a three volume set of books about spiritual psychotherapy. These poems were not scribed in the same way as A COURSE IN MIRACLES; but they do dovetail with the spiritual principles of the Course. Some poems were written for specific people, among them: Kenneth Wapnick, President of "Foundation for A Course In Miracles"; Gerald Jampolsky, author of LOVE IS LETTING GO OF FEAR; William Thetford, co-scribe of A COURSE IN MIRACLES. Others are simply poems about the abstract nature of the Course, and the Course's reinterpretation of Christian themes. For information on which poems pertain to which people, see ABSENCE FROM FELICITY, Dr. Wapnick's biography of Helen Schucman.

The student of the Course will be interested to know that THE GIFTS OF GOD ends with 14 pages of material that *was* received from the same process of inner dictation that brought the Course. That section is divided into five sections: "The Dream of Fear," "The Two Gifts," "The Ending of the Dream," "Our Gifts to God," and "The Father's Love."

Since I am a student of the Course, I am biased: I think THE GIFTS OF GOD is beautiful and would recommend it to any student of the Course or lover of poetry.

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Poetry inspired by Jesus, March 31, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Gifts of God, 1st Edition (A Course in Miracles) (Hardcover)

This volume contains the inspired poetry of Dr Helen Schucman, scribe of A Course in Miracles. It contains 114 poems, written over a ten-year period, that share the spiritual content (and in many ways the style) of the Course.

These beautiful poems are not only inspired; they are extremely inspirational and will be particularly appreciated by students of the Course.

Unlike the editorial review above states, Dr Schucman did not receive these poems directly from Jesus (as she received the Course); she stated that while she was the 'scribe' of the Course, she was the 'inspired author' of these poems.