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16. Feb 2026 / Campus Living

Mourning Fritz Gottfried Henke

Mourning Fritz Gottfried Henke

The Friedensau Adventist University mourns the passing of Fritz Gottfried Henke (1944–2026).
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26. Jan 2026 / Campus Living

NewstartPlus programme for university libraries

We asked library director Raul Cervantes (M.A.) about the cornerstones of the NewstartPlus programme, which is being implemented at the Friedensau University Library:
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02. Jan 2026 / Campus Living

How did our international students celebrate Christmas?

How did our international students celebrate Christmas this year?
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21. Nov 2025 / Campus Living

How to deal with grief? Thoughts on Remembrance Sunday

The phone rings. At the end of the call, the question comes, “Oh, by the way, have you heard that XY has died?”
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21. Nov 2025 / Campus Living

Alexander Schulze re-elected as dean. An interview

Congratulations on your re-election as dean of Friedensau Adventist University and God's blessings in this important office. You have been dean of the School of Theology since the winter semester 2021/22, for two terms. ...
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21. Nov 2025 / Campus Living

Graduation in Friedensau: Tears are allowed

Graduation in Friedensau: Tears are allowed. They are tears of joy—joy that graduation has been achieved, that all the struggles to meet deadlines, get good grades, polish the right wording, the doubts, the worries—everything has been fought through!
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20. Nov 2025 / Campus Living

Between war and hope: Friedrich Christian Grieser

His name may not be familiar to everyone, yet he left a lasting impression on the lives of many people. Friedrich Christian Grieser—known to everyone as Christian—was born on November 16, 1887, in Oberohrn near Öhringen.
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20. Nov 2025 / Campus Living

When a pastor dies: The death of my father

My father died in September a year ago. He was 87 and in the final stages of cancer, which we had only learned about two months earlier. I started writing this text two days before his death—it was clear that it wouldn't be long. We couldn't have ...
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20. Nov 2025 / Campus Living

The Friedensau Cemetery

At the end of Ahornstraße, at the end of the road, so to speak, our cemetery lies nestled at the edge of the forest. It is a little special—as far as I know, it is the only “Adventist” cemetery, that is, a church cemetery run by Seventh-day Adventist
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29. Aug 2025 / Campus Living

Prof. Pöhler meets world-renowned conductor and supporter of FAU

During a visit to the Swedish city of Gothenburg in August 2025, Prof. Rolf Pöhler took the opportunity to meet Prof. Herbert Blomstedt, a long-time supporter of Friedensau Adventist University and the Friends of Friedensau International Association,
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