East Meets West: Hindi & Christian Perspectives on God, Love, & Spiritual Activism

April. 19,2011

Rating：

5.5

Genre：

Documentary

Keywords：

Spirituality Social & Cultural Documentary Spiritualism

Trailer Synopsis Cast

Two worlds beautifully collide as Dr. Cornel West (Class of 1943 Professor at Princeton University and acclaimed author and speaker) and His Holiness Radhanath Swami (Bhakti Yoga master, director of the Radha-Gopinath Ashram, and acclaimed author and speaker) sit down together and share their thoughts on the Divine, the mysteries of love, and the role that spirituality plays in activism.

Cornel West as Self

Radhanath Swami as Self

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Reviews

Tedfoldol

2011/04/19

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

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