Thomas Troward
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Thomas Troward (1847-1916) was an English author whose works influenced the New Thought Movement and mystic Christianity.
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[edit] 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, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism.[1]
[edit] 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.[1]
Troward was the author of several books, including the Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science 1904.[2] 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."[3]
[edit] Influence
Troward has been credited as a major influence on secular New Thought as well as on the religious organizations of Religious Science. Troward's work on mental science and religion contributed to the philosophy of Ernest Holmes who founded Religious Science and wrote many of its important texts, including The Science of Mind.[citation needed]
Troward's theories have also been said to have influenced the history of Alcoholics Anonymous.[4]
In the opening of the 2006 film The Secret (2006 film), introductory remarks credit Troward's philosophy with inspiring the movie and its production. [5]
[edit] 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.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b The History and Philosophy of the Metaphysical Movements in America - Page 209 by J. Stillson Judah - Sects - 1967
- ^ The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science by Thomas Troward (New Thought, 1909) 130 pages
- ^ 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
[edit] Further reading
- Thomas Troward, the Man & His Work, Harry Gaze
