AUTHORS
GENEVIÈVE BEHREND was born in Paris in 1881. After being widowed, she became Thomas Troward’s only private student. Troward is considered by many to be one of the most important proponents of the New Thought movement. Your Invisible Power is still widely read today, and considered Behrend’s most powerful work.
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ROBERT COLLIER (1885 -1950) was born in St. Louis and became a foreign correspondent and, later, a mining engineer and advertising professional. After applying Universal Mind to rid himself of what was deemed an incurable illness, he became interested in New Thought. The Secret of the Ages came out of his studies and personal experiences applying New Thought to health and finances.
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NEVILLE LANCELOT GODDARD (1905 – 1972), often referred to only as Neville, was a popular and well-loved American author who wrote about the use of imagination and spirituality in creating the optimal experience in life. He considered the Bible to be a collection of stories, parables, and metaphors rather than the literal word of an external divinity.
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JOSEPH MURPHY (1898 – 1981) was born in Ireland . He moved to the U.S. in his twenties and became a pharmacist and member of the Church of the Healing Christ. He later moved to Los Angeles, where he met Ernest Holmes. He subsequently became a minister of the Los Angeles Divine Science Church and obtained a PhD in Psychology.
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THOMAS TROWARD (1847 – 1916) was an English judge who practiced in colonial India. After retiring to England, he devoted his time to painting, writing, and studying sacred texts. He wrote a number of books on Mental Science and was a strong influence on such New Thought authors as Genevieve Behrend, Ernest Holmes, Emmett Fox, and Joseph Murphy.
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WALLACE DELOIS WATTLES (1860–1911) was from humble beginnings on a farm in Illinois. Later, he became a student of the teachings of Emerson, the sayings of Jesus, and of New Thought leaders. He wrote numerous books, the most famous being The Science of Getting Rich, considered by many to be the best book on wealth ever written.
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