Endeavor Academy, founded in 1992 as the New Christian Church of Full Endeavor, is a community of students of the late Charles Buell Anderson, which focuses primarily on the teachings found in the book; A Course in Miracles (or ACIM). Anderson's teachings also incorporate elements from the New Testament, and from other various spiritual and religious leaders. The community lists itself as an "international school of enlightenment", and also as a seminary.
The stated purpose of the community is to provide its members with a "universal experience of oneness that is ideally the goal of every spiritual tradition." Anderson taught that certain events which might in some ways be likened to the Christian fundamentalist teachings about the Rapture were eminent, and accordingly the Academy Journal promises "an intensive encounter with Singular Reality and a forum for the complete transformation to enlightenment that is the inevitable destiny of mankind." Standard teaching sessions are provided for students on a daily basis, and an introductory session for the public is given each Sunday. The organization is headquartered in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, USA with affiliate centers in Poland, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Mexico. Over the years, some controversy has surrounded the organization as some of its former members have made public allegations of cult like behaviors within the group, and various other controversies have been associated with the group.
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