A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of a Course in Miracles

read for a friends spiritual book club she is hosting.
I was unimpressed for a couple of reasons.

1. I think this book is a little too "this is what God is". I'm always uncomfortable with anyone who attempts to define God to me ~ especially Marianne what's her name?! Exactly! Who is this person? Someone who read another set of books and course stuff and is writing about what she experienced. I'm glad God means something to her, I just don't really feel like she's the authority in "this is who God is".

2. I'm not a big fan with self help books. I'm one of those rare people who are happy. I'm through my time angsty years and have moved comfortably into my 30's with a happy husband and lovely children.

Will I need a self help book in a year? show more 10? 20? maybe. the answer is probably.

But for now, I don't. And even if I did, THIS is not the one I'd pick. show less

When I was a very young woman I found this book very helpful in my transition from Christianity to a more universal spirituality and also as a release from all that angsty 20-something boy and girl stuff. Williamson tells us how she sees a Course in Miracles in very readable language. C in M uses Christian terminology but is not Christianity. It offered me a very valuable perspective and I am grateful for it.

This is a well written book that presents thoughts about who we are, where we come from and the endless possibilities and choices we have of what we can become if we so choose. All is possible when we come from love and are one with Creator.

I read this book two or three times in the 90s. It's a great book and I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in learning more about A Course In Miracles, or even if you just want a book to remind you of what's really important in life and what isn't. It helped me to get through some difficult times.

Williamson's classic introductory treatise on A Course in Miracles. Of course, this is her interpretation of the material but what a brilliant interpretation it is.

Marianne Williamson's reflections on the principles of A Course in Miracles, A Return to Love, discusses love and it's application to one's inner peace. An excellent reminder that through love is how miracles happen.

In this book, Marianne Williamson takes "A Course in Miracles," and with compassion & eloquence makes it accessible to all readers, and applies it to daily life.