Euler Renato Westphal
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, writer
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, theologian and Lutheran Brazil
Brazil
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ian pastor
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Brief biography
Westphal earned a bachelor's degreeBachelor's degree
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in theology
Theology
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from Missions Seminary of St. Chrischona Pilgrim Mission (Basel
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, Switzerland
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, 1978-1982). He worked eight years as a pastor in "Missão Evangélica União Cristã" (Christian Union Evangelical Mission), in Rio do Sul
Rio do Sul
Rio do Sul is a town and municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.One of the postcards of the city is the mother church . Other important buildings are the bridge of the arches, the railway station and some German-style buildings...
and Blumenau
Blumenau
Blumenau is a city in Vale do Itajaí, state of Santa Catarina, in southern Brazil. It was founded on September 2, 1850 by Dr. Hermann Bruno Otto Blumenau along with 17 German immigrants. A few years later Fritz Müller migrated to Blumenau as well....
, Santa Catarina
Santa Catarina (state)
Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in Latin America. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island. Neighbouring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. It is bounded on the east by...
. He was also the founder of "Centro de Recuperação Nova Esperança" (New Hope Recover Center), a center for alcoholics and chemical dependents, and of a social work for poor families, the "Bom Amigo" (Good Friend), in Blumenau.
Since 1990, has been working full time as a professor of theology at Faculdade Luterana de Teologia (Lutheran College of Theology) and at the Universidade da Região de Joinville (Joiville Region University). In 1997, began doctor
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in Theology with his thesis
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at the Instituto Ecumênico de Pós-Graduação of the Escola Superior de Teologia, in São Leopoldo
São Leopoldo
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, RS
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...
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Westphal is a researcher of bioethical issues, mainly in hospitals at Joinville, and he is member of the Research's Ethical Committee of the State of Santa Catarina.