Thomas Troward

Thomas Troward (1847-1916) was an English author whose works influenced the New Thought Movement and mystic Christianity.

Personal life and career

Troward was a divisional Judge in British-administered India. His avocation was the study of comparative religion. Influences on his thinking, as well as his later writing, included the teachings of Christ, Islamic and Hinduism, and Buddhism.The History and Philosophy of the Metaphysical Movements in America - Page 209 by J. Stillson Judah - Sects - 1967]

New Thought author

After his retirement from the judiciary in 1896, Troward set out to apply logic and a judicial weighing of evidence in the study of matters of cause and effect.

Troward was the author of several books, including the "Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science" 1904. [ The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science by Thomas Troward (New Thought, 1909) 130 pages] and "The Creative Process in the Individual," the latter intended as a comprehensive statement of his conclusions. The philosopher William James characterized Troward’s "Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science" as "far and away the ablest statement of philosophy I have met, beautiful in its sustained clearness of thought and style, a really classic statement." [The Science of Living the Life You've Always Wanted - Page 207 by Richard Lanoue, Author Richard Lanoue]

Influence

Troward has been credited as a major influence on secular New Thought and well as on the religious organizations Religious Science and Science of Mind. His theories have also been said to have influenced the history of Alcoholics Anonymous. [ [http://www.aabibliography.com/aahtml3/12stepsnewthought.html Hart, Kenneth "Recovery From Alcoholism: The 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and Eastern Spirituality", accessed September 2008.] ]

In the opening of the 2006 film The Secret (2006 film), introductory remarks credit Troward's philosophy with inspiring the movie and its production. [ [http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/7/prweb537969.htm Screenwriter Claims 'The Secret' Has Its Roots in a 100-Year-Old Philosophy Called the New Thought Movement] ]

Bibliography

*"The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science" 1904
*"The Dore Lectures on Mental Science"
*"The Creative Process in the Individual"
*"Bible Mystery and Bible Meaning"
*"The Law and the Word"
*"The Hidden Power and Other Papers on Mental Science"

Several of Troward's books are in the public domain due to their publication before the 1920s.

See also

*List of New Thought writers

References

Further reading

*"Thomas Troward, the Man & His Work", Harry Gaze

External links

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* [http://thomastroward.wwwhubs.com Biography of Thomas Troward]
* [http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/ucrs.html Religious Movements History]
* [http://www.webcitation.org/5NeyE34zS Analysis of Troward's influence in New Thought and Religious Science ]