A Course in Wonders, often abbreviated as ACIM, is a profound and important religious text that surfaced in the latter half the 20th century. Comprising over 1,200 pages, that comprehensive work is not only a guide but a complete program in spiritual transformation and internal healing. A Course in Wonders is unique in its way of spirituality, pulling from numerous spiritual and metaphysical traditions to provide a system of thought that aims to cause individuals to circumstances of internal peace, forgiveness, and awakening to their true nature.

The roots of A Course in Wonders may be followed back to the effort between two individuals, Helen Schucman and William Thetford, both of whom were distinguished psychologists and researchers. The course's inception a course in miracles happened in early 1960s when Schucman, who was a clinical and study psychologist at Columbia University's University of Physicians and Surgeons, began to experience some internal dictations. She identified these dictations as originating from an inner style that identified it self as Jesus Christ. Schucman originally resisted these activities, but with Thetford's encouragement, she started transcribing the messages she received.

Around an amount of eight decades, Schucman transcribed what would become A Course in Miracles, amounting to three sizes: the Text, the Workbook for Pupils, and the Guide for Teachers. The Text lays out the theoretical basis of the course, elaborating on the core methods and principles. The Book for Students contains 365 lessons, one for every day of the season, developed to guide the audience via a daily training of using the course's teachings. The Guide for Educators gives further advice on the best way to understand and teach the axioms of A Program in Wonders to others.

One of many key styles of A Program in Miracles is the idea of forgiveness. The program shows that true forgiveness is the important thing to inner peace and awareness to one's divine nature. Based on its teachings, forgiveness is not only a moral or ethical practice but a basic change in perception. It requires allowing get of judgments, grievances, and the notion of failure, and as an alternative, viewing the world and oneself through the lens of love and acceptance. A Course in Wonders highlights that true forgiveness contributes to the acceptance that individuals are typical interconnected and that divorce from one another can be an illusion.