Who Wrote A Course in Miracles?
by Robert Perry Introductory remarks by Allen Watson Robert Perry’s two-part article on the authorship of the Course is, in my opinion, important reading for Course students. Although the question of who authored the Course could be a controversial topic, Robert’s article does not aim at controversy. It merely explains what the Course, and related “scribed” material, says about itself. It leaves the decision of what to make of that statement up to the reader. The Course itself does not make our belief about its authorship central to its thought system or to our salvation, although it does (as Robert points out) make some very clear statements about it. Neither Robert nor I believe that in order to be a good Course student, one must believe Jesus wrote it; such an insistence would be contrary to the whole spirit of the Course. However, we both believe that accepting Jesus as the author does have significant benefits for the student. The question of who wrote the Course may not seem to h
