About the Publisher
Since 1975, Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) has been the original, scribe-authorized publisher of A Course in Miracles (ACIM) and its translations. A Course in Miracles (ACIM) is a unique spiritual self-study program designed to awaken us to our true nature as Love.
The mission of the Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, is to publish, distribute, and discuss the Course. Our function is to extend love through A Course in Miracles to all students who seek these teachings.
The Foundation supports a global community through monthly webinars (offered with simultaneous Spanish translation), podcasts, e-books, daily online lessons in seven languages, and translations of the Course, taking all possible measures to ensure fluency and fidelity to the original style and meaning.
For more information about the Course, its history, and ongoing projects, or to access study aids and resources, please visit acim.org. Join the worldwide community by signing up for our secure email list, and explore our offerings in both English and Spanish.
The Foundation for Inner Peace has shepherded the translation of the Course into over two dozen languages, taking all possible measures to ensure fluency and fidelity to the original’s style and meaning.
Our staff list can be found here.
History of the Publisher
In 1972 Judith and Robert Skutch founded and chartered under the State of New York’s nonprofit organization laws, the Foundation for Inner Peace. It was initially called the Foundation for ParaSensory Investigation. This early name reflected the Foundation’s educational interest and support of parapsychological research in academia at the time.
In 1975, Judith Skutch met with Dr. Helen Schucman and Dr. William Thetford in their office at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. After exploring many common interests, Helen and Bill revealed to Judith their well-kept secret regarding a document they had scribed called A Course in Miracles. Bound by a common enthusiasm for this remarkable spiritual teaching, the group began meeting regularly. Within months the decision was made to publish A Course in Miracles. The Foundation for Inner Peace was established as trustee and publisher of the Course. The Foundation for Inner Peace published the first edition of A Course in Miracles in 1975, and the rest is a bit of wonderful history.
In 1975, Dr. Schucman assigned the copyright of the Course to the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP). In 1996, FIP assigned the copyright and trademark to the Foundation for A Course in Miracles (FACIM). On June 13, 2014, the copyright to A Course in Miracles, along with all associated trademarks and all translations, as well as Dr. Schucman’s book of poetry, The Gifts of God, were transferred from the Foundation for A Course in Miracles (FACIM) back to the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP).
Currently there are over three million copies of the Course in circulation worldwide including translations in Afrikaans, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish with more to come.
For more details and a slideshow of these editions, visit the Archives section.
