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(contracted; show full)anslated into more than a dozen languages [http://www.acim.org/translation_section/translation_program_intro.html], and has served as the source for over 200 books of interpretation including several best sellers such as [[Marianne Williamson]]'s book ''[[A Return to Love]]''. [[Gary Renard]]'s bestselling book ''[[The Disappearance of the Universe]]'' claims that in future centuries Wapnick will be seen as one of the great spiritual teachers of our age. 


In the late 1990s, Wapnick became a central figure in a lawsuit involving [[Penguin books]], [[Foundation for A Course In Miracles]], and [[Endeavor Academy]]. The lawsuit regarded the copyright of ''A Course In Miracles'' and the disputed claim that [[Authorship of A Course in Miracles|Jesus Christ is the source]] of the material. 

== Childhood ==

Kenneth was born to a culturally Jewish family that was only semi-observant in Jewish religious practice. His upbringing continued in Brooklyn during which he attended a traditional Jewish elementary school, or ''[[Yeshiva]]'', for the first eight grades of his education. 

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== Footnote references ==
{{fnb|1}} FACIM is the copyright holder for approximately 2% of the materials included in the popular 2nd edition of ACIM.  The remaining 98% of these materials are in the public domain.  For more information about the status of the copyrights to ACIM, see the second paragraph of: [[A_Course_In_Miracles#Some_concerns_expressed_regarding_Charles_Anderson.27s_study_group| ACIM copyright litigation, ca. 1995 - 2003]]

[[Category:A Course in Miracles|Wapnick, Kenneth]]