The Theme of Creation explained

The Theme of Creation
Director:	Tim Thelen^[1]
Producer:	Tim Thelen Mindi Thelen Ken Pellman
Narrator:	Richard Stermer
Editing:	Tim Thelen
Music:	Richard Peikoff Tim Thelen Larry Thrasher Pete Townshend
Starring:	Meher Baba Carl W. Ernst Don Stevens Bhau Kalchuri Allan Cohen Phyllis Ott
Runtime:	54 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Studio:	Divine Sport Productions
Distributor:	Sufism Reoriented

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

Bibliography

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

Notes and References

Web site: Tim Thelen | Director, Editor, Producer. IMDb.
Web site: The Theme of Creation: An Exploration of Meher Baba's 'God Speaks' (2005). The A.V. Club.
Web site: Tim Thelen, Filmmaker, White House Journal, Dec 1995. whitehousehistory.org.
Web site: Film based on the ground-breaking 1955 book, “God Speaks,” "The Theme of Creation". August 26, 2016. Ram Dass.
Book: Meher Baba . God Speaks: The Theme of Creation and Its Purpose. Sufism Reoriented . Walnut Creek, California . 1997 . 0-915828-02-2 .
Book: Donkin, William. The Wayfarers: Meher Baba with the God-Intoxicated. Sheriar Foundation. 2001. 1-880619-24-5. Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Web site: The Theme of Creation by Tim Thelen, DVD.
Web site: Charmian Duce Knowles | Cinematographer. IMDb.
Web site: Film collage on Theme of Creation by Meher Baba. dcpune.ac.in.
Web site: The Theme of Creation, Documentary. Watch Documentaries Online. www.cultureunplugged.com.
Web site: 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.