Thomas TrowardThomas Troward (1847-1916) was an English author whose works influenced the New Thought Movement and mystic Christianity. The philosopher William James characterized Troward's Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science as ""far and away the ablest statemen of philosophy I have met, beautiful in its sustained clearness of thought and style, a really classic statement."" 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. Read More Read Less