Search Results for: Helen Schucman

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[…] of A Course in Miracles? A Course in Miracles began with the sudden decision of two people to join in a common goal. Their names were Drs. Helen Schucman and William Thetford, Professors of Medical Psychology at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. They were anything but spiritual. Their relationship […]

Absence From Felicity

The Story of Helen Schucman and Her Scribing of A Course in Miracles by Kenneth Wapnick This biography of Helen Schucman—the scribe of A Course in Miracles, dictated by Jesus—focuses on the lifetime conflict between her spiritual nature and her ego, and the relationship of this conflict to her scribing of the Course. The book includes extensive excerpts from Helen’s own […]

Significant Historical Dates: Helen & Bill

Helen Schucman 1909 (July 14): Birth – New York City 1921 (Summer): Experience at Lourdes, France 1922: Baptism as a Baptist 1931-1935: New York University (B.A.) 1932 (Fall): Meets Louis Schucman 1933 (May 26): Marries Louis Schucman 1938 (circa): Subway Experience 1952-1957: New York University (Ph.D.) 1958 (Early): Meets William Thetford 1958: Accepts position […]

Semi-Centennial Celebration of A Course in Miracles

Celebrating the Semicentennial of the Scribing of A Course in Miracles (1965-2015) Fifty years ago in 1965, Drs. Helen Schucman and William Thetford answered the Higher Call to begin scribing A Course in Miracles. With a sense of profound appreciation, we memorialized their devotion by presenting archival material online each month of 2015 with special online presentations of […]

The Scribing of ACIM

About the Scribes Dr. Helen Schucman Helen Schucman, Ph.D., was a clinical and research psychologist, who held the tenured position of Associate Professor of Medical Psychology at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City. A Course in Miracles was “scribed” by Dr. Schucman between 1965 and 1972 […]