The Theme of Creation

2005 American film

1 February 2005 (2005-02-01)

Running time

54 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

The Theme of Creation : An Exploration of Meher Baba's "God Speaks" is a 2005 American documentary film produced, written, edited and directed by Tim Thelen.^[2]^[3]^[4] The film is an analytical exploration of Meher Baba's "God Speaks", and William Donkin's "The Wayfarers",^[5]^[6] with interviews from religious scholars Carl W. Ernst, Rick Chapman, Allan Cohen, Kendra Crosen Burroughs, Robert Dreyfuss, Charmian Duce Knowles, Bhau Kalchuri, Pascal Kaplan, Phyllis Ott, Tom Riley, Don Stevens, and Adele Wolkin.^[7]^[8]^[9] Tim Thelen adapted, and co-wrote the film with God Speaks editor Don Stevens.^[10]^[11]

Archival images taken by

Lud Dimpfl
Aneece Hassen
Beheram irani
Manija Irani
Charmian Duce Knowles
Don Stevens
Jehangir Sukhadwala
Meelan Studio (Pune)
NBC-TV / Peter Elgar Productions

Soundtrack

The background score is composed by Richard Peikoff, Tim Thelen, and Larry Thrasher. The track Marty Robbins is written and performed by Pete Townshend, and Eel Pie recording productions 2001.

Photography

Photographs of Meher Baba prepared by Lawrence Reiter
Photograph of Charles Darwin copyright of Professor Richard Keynes

References

^ "Tim Thelen | Director, Editor, Producer". IMDb.
^ "The Theme of Creation: An Exploration of Meher Baba's 'God Speaks' (2005)". The A.V. Club.
^ "Tim Thelen, Filmmaker, White House Journal, Dec 1995". whitehousehistory.org.
^ "Film based on the ground-breaking 1955 book, "God Speaks," "The Theme of Creation"". Ram Dass. August 26, 2016.
^ Meher Baba (1997). God Speaks: The Theme of Creation and Its Purpose. Walnut Creek, California: Sufism Reoriented. ISBN 0-915828-02-2.
^ Donkin, William (2001). The Wayfarers: Meher Baba with the God-Intoxicated. Myrtle Beach, S.C: Sheriar Foundation. ISBN 1-880619-24-5.
^ "The Theme of Creation by Tim Thelen, DVD".
^ "Charmian Duce Knowles | Cinematographer". IMDb.
^ "Film collage on Theme of Creation by Meher Baba" (PDF). dcpune.ac.in.
^ "The Theme of Creation, Documentary. Watch Documentaries Online". www.cultureunplugged.com.
^ "Meher Baba, Hindu mystic, to break silence--outtakes. (Fox Movietone News Story 14-558.) Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina". digital.tcl.sc.edu.

Bibliography

Kenneth Lux. The Love Street Lamppost, July/October 2005
Cohen, Allan Y. (1977). The Mastery of Consciousness: An Introduction and Guide to Practical Mysticism and Methods of Spiritual Development. San Francisco: Harper & Row. ISBN 0-06-090371-6.
Evans-Wentz, Walter, "The Uniqueness and Paramount Value of God Speaks", 1955 Book review