Thomas Troward

English author

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Thomas Troward (14 October 1846–18 May 1916) was an English author whose works influenced the New Thought Movement and mystic Christianity.

Background

Troward was a divisional Judge in Punjab 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.

Geneviève Behrend studied with Troward from 1912 until 1914; Behrend was the only personal student he had throughout his life.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Bob Proctor credited Troward's works on a number of occasions, and cited The Creative Process in the Individual as the most important in developing the persistence of an individual.^[8]

Books

Wikisource has original works by or about:
Thomas Troward

Troward, T. (1909a), The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science, New York, NY: Dodd, Mead and Company.
Troward, T. (1909a), The Doré Lectures: Being Sunday Addresses at the Doré Gallery, London, Given in Connection with the Higher Thought Centre, 10, Cheniston Gardens, Kensington, New York, NY: Dodd, Mead and Company.
Troward, T. (1910), The Creative Process in the Individual, London: Stead, Danby and Co.
Troward, T. (1913), Bible Mystery and Bible Meaning, New York : Goodyear Book Concern.
Troward, T. (1913), The Years 1914 to 1923 in Bible Prophecy: Scripture Prediction of the Present War, New York, School of the Builders.
Troward, T. (1917),The Law and the Word, New York, Robert M. McBride & Company.
Troward, T. (1917), The Hidden Power and Other Papers on Mental Science, New York, NY: Dodd, Mead and Company.

Notes

^ 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
^ Kelly, Karen (2007). The secret of the secret: unlocking the mysteries of the runaway bestseller. New York: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-37790-8.
^ Capelouto, Nina. "Metaphysical Teacher Genevieve Behrend Born 1881". Bios of Metaphysical Teachers, Metaphysics, Thoughts Are Things. Metaphysical Teachers. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
^ BEHREND, GENEVIEVE. "Your Invisible Power". THE ELIZABETH TOWNE CO. INC. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
^ "TRAIN Your Brain To MAKE MORE MONEY Using The LAW OF ATTRACTION!" Bob Proctor & Lewis Howes. 5 April 2021.

References

Thomas Troward, at Find a Grave: photograph of headstone.
Gaze, Harry (1958), My Personal Recollections of Thomas Troward, the Man and His Work, Harry Gaze.
Fowler, L.A. (1995), Theory of the Creative Thought: Based upon the Writings of Thomas Troward, Lawrence Allen Fowler.