Did Bill Thetford Edit A Course in Miracles? Exploring Truths • Circle of Atonement

204 - Did Bill Thetford Edit A Course in Miracles?

For decades, the Hugh Lynn Cayce manuscript—sometimes called the “Sparkly”—has been described as “the Thetford Edit,” based on the belief that Bill was its primary editor. But does the historical evidence actually support that claim? In this episode, Robert and Emily Perry examine eyewitness accounts and the Course’s early manuscripts to ask who was really making the editorial decisions—and offer a clearer picture of how the Course came to be.

Companion article: Did Bill Thetford Edit A Course in Miracles? — the case laid out point by point, with the word counts, the witness testimony and the manuscript comparisons the episode discusses.

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