Thomas Troward

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

Background

Troward was a divisional Judge in British-administered India. His avocation was the study of comparative religion.

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.^[1] 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."^[2]

According to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) archivist Nell Wing, early AA members were strongly encouraged to read Thomas Troward's Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science.^[3] In the opening of the 2006 film The Secret, introductory remarks credit Troward's philosophy with inspiring the movie and its production.^[4]

Troward was a past president of the International New Thought Alliance.

Bibliography

Wikisource has original works written by or about:
Thomas Troward

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

References

↑ The History and Philosophy of the Metaphysical Movements in America - Page 209 by J. Stillson Judah - Sects - 1967
↑ The Science of Living the Life You've Always Wanted - Page 207 by Richard Lanoue, Author Richard Lanoue
↑ Hart, Kenneth Recovery From Alcoholism: The 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and Eastern Spirituality, accessed September 2008.
↑ Screenwriter Claims 'The Secret' Has Its Roots in a 100-Year-Old Philosophy Called the New Thought Movement

External links

Works by Thomas Troward at Project Gutenberg
Works by or about Thomas Troward at Internet Archive
Works by Thomas Troward at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
Religious Movements History

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Thomas Troward

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