The Message of A Course In Miracles: A Translation of the Text in Plain Language [Paperback]

Elizabeth A. Cronkhite (Author)

Book Description

Series: Plain Language | Publication Date: September 16, 2010

In the mid-1970s A Course in Miracles was published. It is a self-study course designed to help you undo your conscious and unconscious beliefs that you are separate from God so that you can return to your natural State of Boundless Love, Peace, and Joy. Since then it has become the Holy Book of over a million people worldwide who have experienced a loving transformation to a more peaceful life. But the Course, though beautifully written, is in dense and difficult figurative language that can be hard to understand. It can take many years to pierce through how it says what it says to understand its loving means for returning to an awareness of your Eternal Oneness with God. The Message of A Course in Miracles is a paragraph-by-paragraph translation of the Course into plain, everyday language which brings its loving message to the surface so that you can attain a deeper understanding of it faster. It is for anyone seeking a simple and clear means for attaining lasting inner peace.

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A profoundly simple yet powerful translation of A Course in Miracles; consistent, practical and pulls no punches. For those who really want to Awaken from the dream - this is a truly helpful book! (Nouk Sanchez and Tomas Vieira, authors of Take Me to Truth) Liz has graciously married the profound wisdom of A Course in Miracles with common sense knowledge for practical application. MACIM is a required tool for every A Course in Miracles student! Thank you Liz! (Pamela Silberman, Author of Simply Being: One Year with Spirit)

About the Author

Liz Cronkhite is a mentor for students of A Course in Miracles. She has been a student of the Course since 1984.

Product Details

• Paperback: 720 pages
• Publisher: O Books, John Hunt (September 16, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1846943191
• ISBN-13: 978-1846943195
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6.1 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #245,101 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Liz Cronkhite has been a student of A Course in Miracles since 1984, a life-coach since 2000, and a mentor for students of the Course since 2006. She has written over 300 articles to help students study and practice the Course, and these have been collected into a book, "The ACIM Mentor Articles: Answers for Students of A Course in Miracles".

Liz is also the translator of the "Plain Language A Course in Miracles" ["The Message of A Course in Miracles" (Text) and "Practicing A Course in Miracles/The Way of A Course in Miracles" (Workbook and Manual for Teachers] as well as "The 4 Habits for Inner Peace", which is written in neutral, non-religious language for anyone who wants inner peace.

You can learn more about Liz and what she offers at www.acimmentor.com.

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Course Made Clear... finally!, September 21, 2010

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A long time student of ACIM, I am finally becoming a very joyous and consistent student of its teachings, in great part because of this book and its author's other writings and mentoring services. I have always been frustrated with the Course's sometimes impenetrable language and style of presentation, beautiful though it may be. I have always longed for a version of the Course that is clear and easy to understand, while retaining its expressive power. This book is what I have longed for! It even far exceeds my fondest hope! Not only is the meaning clear, paragraph by paragraph, but the overall meaning of the Course is now revealed to be completely consistent, as one would expect. If I were advising new students as to where to begin, I would certainly want them to have this treasured volume on hand. I think it might become their central text. But for those long-time students I can only say: you will be understanding the Course as you never have before.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Plain Language Helps, October 7, 2010

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I have been studying a A Course In Miracles since 1997 off and on. One of the reasons my studies and practice of the Workbook Lessons has been off and on has been because of the language and form of expression used in ACIM. It just does not fit how I think. I like the way Stutsman writes in the Sept 21 review in saying the Course has "sometimes impenetrable language and style of presentation, beautiful though it may be". I agree with the Stutsman review completely and could have written that review myself. Also in addition to plain language I think certain concepts are expressed in a way that is less Christian sounding, more monotheist, more universal, and less gender dependent, without changing the meaning or value of the concepts being expressed.

In addition I can hardly wait for the Workbook plain language version to be written. I often have found myself internally translating the words of the lessons to a plain language version just so I can remember the key concepts and affirmations of the lessons in the workbook, so I can hardly wait for the publication of the Workbook Lessons next year!!

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Translation of the Text in Plain Language, September 8, 2010

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I have been studying and practicing the Course on my own for six years. From page one of this book, it is like putting on glasses and seeing the Course clearly for the first time. This is really something.