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A ROAD TO MECCA traces Leopold Weiss’s journey, from the Arabian desert to Ground Zero, visiting the places where he lived and travelled. Archival footage and photos and excerpts from Leopold Weiss’s writings are blended with contemporary interviews with writers, historians, scholars, and his friends and associates, revealing Asad’s legacy as a modern theological thinker.
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In portraying the lifelong evolution of the philosophy of Leopold Weiss, who sought to be a mediator between East and West, A ROAD TO MECCA provides a portrait of contemporary religion, challenging deeply rooted religious prejudices by revealing the distance between fundamentalist beliefs that support terrorism and the core beliefs of a profoundly humane religion.
“An inquisitive journey… The spectator is taken on a beautifully uncertain journey (physically and psychologically) with a suitable formal closure (Leopold Weiss’s grave in Andalusia) and even more thought-provoking discursive openness.” —Catalin Brylia, Leonardo Reviews
“Fascinating… the film presents different viewpoints from a moderate middle ground to fundamentalist takes on the larger conflict in the Middle East… The history of Leopold Weiss and his mental and physical journey are used to give the viewer a new insight into the current attitude and understanding of religion.” —Cecilie Bolvinkel, Dox Magazine
“Informative… a well-judged combo of travelogue and biopic… a fine piece of anthropology, worthy of the dedication it copies from Leopold Weiss’s translation of the Scriptures: ‘For people who think.’”—Alissa Simon, Variety
“Lively, entertaining and very topical. A most astounding perspective on multicultural identities.”—Der Falter
“A tactful and astute portrait.”—Kleine Zeitung
free download pdf 169 kb from http://commonfaith.wordpress.com
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free download pdf 169 kb from http://commonfaith.wordpress.com
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In portraying the lifelong evolution of the philosophy of Leopold Weiss, who sought to be a mediator between East and West, A ROAD TO MECCA provides a portrait of contemporary religion, challenging deeply rooted religious prejudices by revealing the distance between fundamentalist beliefs that support terrorism and the core beliefs of a profoundly humane religion.
“An inquisitive journey… The spectator is taken on a beautifully uncertain journey (physically and psychologically) with a suitable formal closure (Leopold Weiss’s grave in Andalusia) and even more thought-provoking discursive openness.” —Catalin Brylia, Leonardo Reviews
“Fascinating… the film presents different viewpoints from a moderate middle ground to fundamentalist takes on the larger conflict in the Middle East… The history of Leopold Weiss and his mental and physical journey are used to give the viewer a new insight into the current attitude and understanding of religion.” —Cecilie Bolvinkel, Dox Magazine
“Informative… a well-judged combo of travelogue and biopic… a fine piece of anthropology, worthy of the dedication it copies from Leopold Weiss’s translation of the Scriptures: ‘For people who think.’”—Alissa Simon, Variety
“Lively, entertaining and very topical. A most astounding perspective on multicultural identities.”—Der Falter
“A tactful and astute portrait.”—Kleine Zeitung
free download pdf 169 kb from http://commonfaith.wordpress.com
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