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- ↑ Estações da formação teológia: 60 anos de história da EST. Editora Sinodal. 2008. pp. 119–.
- 1 2 "30 anos de Ordenação da Pastora Edna Moga Ramminger" (in Portuguese). Portal Luteranos. 11 November 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- 1 2 "Women on the Move" (PDF). Lutheran World Federation. 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ↑ "Meu trabalho como Leigo nas Comunidades .... - Frederico Schneider" (in Portuguese). Portal Luteranos. 10 October 1990. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
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