For Thomas Mann, whose admiration of Goethe took the form of spiritual imitation, Goethe was above all an educator, but one who had first to learn, through experience, the wisdom he taught. Apart from Goethe's - the poet's - fascination for the language of Qur'an, its beauty and sublimeness, he was mostly attracted by its religious and philosophical meaning: the unity of God, the conviction that God manifests in nature/creation is one of the major themes in Goethe's work. Study of Religion is a social science and an area of cultural studies which is independent of denomination. Religious communities at Goethe University of Frankfurt: Katholische Hochschulgemeinde (KHG) It adopts an analytical and comparative approach to examine human action, ideas, and institutions past and present, which are regarded as “religious” both in general and for reasons which the Study of Religion itself is investigating. Nevertheless, freedom of religion is restricted if other basic rights and laws are being violated. A third conference to be held at Toronto University in October 2014 is currently in the process of being organized. Twenty television teams from all over the world covered the ceremony. Arriving in Germany: young Muslims | Photo (detail): ... and for Islam in Germany. Here the nature and inter-religious significance of rationality was being discussed both from an internal (intra-religious: Judaism, Christianity, Islam) and external (extra- or non-religious) perspective. How the feeling of stillness breathes out order and contentment all around. Religious in a secular country. Seize my heart, you sweet pain of love, you that live languishing on the dew of hope! Study of Religion.

Faust uses religious language to describe the room. 4612 lines long, the play is a closet drama, meaning that it is meant to be read rather than performed. (Faust: der Tragödie zweiter Teil). Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Faust is a tragic play and the best known version of the Faust story.It was published in two parts: Faust Part One (Faust: der Tragödie erster Teil) and Faust Part Two. 3. Goethe further identifies Gretchen as a saint when Gretchen’s bedroom becomes a shrine to Faust. Dressed entirely in white, she held her first Friday prayers and thus opened the Ibn Rushd-Goethe Mosque she founded in Berlin. You can find a description of the major religious communities in Frankfurt on the following two websites: City of Frankfurt website and Wikipedia. “Welcome, sweet light, which weaves through this sanctuary.