T. (Thomas) Troward

Born in Punjab, India, to British parents, Thomas Troward served as a divisional judge in British-administered India before retiring from the judiciary in 1896. After leaving the bench, he devoted himself more fully to writing and to the study of comparative religion, cause and effect, and what he called mental science.

He is best known as an English author whose work helped influence the New Thought movement and mystic Christianity. His Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science became especially well known, and William James is noted on Wikipedia as having praised the book highly.

What makes his work stand out is the way it blends spiritual ideas with a careful, almost courtroom-style method of argument. That combination gave his books a lasting appeal for readers interested in the power of thought, the laws behind creative action, and the relationship between mind and reality.