THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF TROWARD A SURVEY OF THE COMPLETE WORKS OF JUDGE THOMAS TROWARD
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Dr. Susanne Freeborn, Instructor Practical Spirituality 502 5:00 - 7:30 Pacific Time Eight Instructor Led Sessions - 4 Student Led Labs Two Credits Tuition: $200.00 E-Text: $18.50 |
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As always, Dr. Tom Sannar has written a powerful, concise and effective
workbook to guide us through our studies.
Dr. Susanne Freeborn knows just the way to teach these ideas and
practices. Her greatest strength is in how to support students in the kind
of persistent, regular practice and study that makes a practical difference
in their lives. We all know that
New Thought teaches us to change our thinking and change our life, and it
is Thomas Troward who is among the few of those who contributed mightily
to our philosophy. Here is a wonderful opportunity to engage in regular transformative spiritual practice in a supportive group, exploring the powerful genesis of the central spiritual ideas that form one of the four pillars of New Thought, along with those represented by the teachings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Phineas Parkhurst Quimby and the Bible. Join us as Emerson Online students continue to move forward in practical spiritual growth, while securing a powerful foundation upon which to advance their New Thought spiritual practice and advance their ministries.
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Consciousness of Thomas
Troward A STUDY OF THE COMPLETE WORKS OF TROWARD WITH CRITICAL COMMENTARY Dr. Thomas Charles SannarExcerpt from: Lesson One The Influence of Troward on Science of Mind "The question has often been asked, “What is the influence of Judge Thomas Troward on the Religious Science movement?” In April of 1958, in addressing a group of students at the Institute of Religious Science, Dr. Ernest Holmes stated that Judge Thomas Troward was fundamental to the New Thought movement. He indicated that he had read every book that Troward had written, including the Comments on the Psalms, which was published out after his death. “They are fundamental books, and everyone in our field should understand them because I would say twenty-five per cent of our philosophy came from Troward” We study Thomas Troward because he is the theoretical basis behind the spiritual philosophy of Science of Mind. A thorough understanding of all of the works of Troward, not only the Edinburgh Lectures, gives us a solid foundation for Science of Mind. We cannot fully understand the consciousness of Dr. Ernest Holmes, without thoroughly digesting and understanding the writings of Judge Thomas Troward. Troward tells us, indirectly, the best way to read his works. In The Law and the Word, Troward says that we must learn to read scripture the way we would read a book of practical instructions for right living. There are five keys: 1) Understand the place, the time, and the reason for which the scripture was written, 2) Know that the author is particularizing a general principle; 3) Go beyond the particular and find the general principle; 3) Ask how can the general principle be practically applied in your life; 4) Apply it. Although Dr. Holmes received his ideas from many different sources, and continued to revise his ideas during his lifetime, claiming that “we are open at the top,” the theoretical framework for Science of Mind definitely came from Thomas Troward. We must, of course, credit Troward with the launching of the movement which was later to be called Religious Science, because the very first talks that Ernest Holmes gave in 1914 were on Troward's Edinburgh Lectures. In the end, Dr. Holmes warns us not to adopt anyone else's teachings. He states, “Do not adopt the letter of my teaching, but the spirit, and you will find, as I did, that you will begin to formulate a system that is true for you. I learned for me, and you must learn for yourself that you must develop your own faith and confidence in your own interpretation of God, humanity, and the universe.” Science of Mind has adopted the spirit of Thomas Troward and we are grateful for it."
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Course Texts: Consciousness of Thomas Troward The study of Troward is essential to a deeper understanding of Science of Mind and the consciousness of the founder of Science of Mind, Dr. Ernest Holmes. This work contains a summary of all of Troward's books and essays including previously unpublished material. Also included are questions and answers and Spiritual Mind Treatments. The texts covered in this survey are:
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| Each student will receive e-text copies of the Edinburgh and Dore Lectures, as well as The Creative Process in the Individual and Dr. Tom Sannar's workbook: The Consciousness of Thomas Troward. Each Student will choose one text to review, write an essay synopsizing the text, and will lead a two-hour class discussion of that text according to the dates listed in the written syllabus Tuition: $200.00 E-Text: $18.50
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