Evangelical Seminary of Theology

Matanzas

 

EVENTS / JANUARY 2008

 

Credits       Contacts       Leadership       Professor       Interviews

 

 

*       THE COURSE START AGAIN

*       THE UNITED CHURCH OF U.S. VISITS

*       CONFERENCE ON THEOLOGY                 

*       PROFESSORS AND STUDENTS FROM THE UNITED THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE TAKE PART AT THE CONFERENCE ON THEOLOGY

*       2ND MEETING OF THE BACHELOR OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

*       THE EPISCOPALIAN CHURCH OF SAN MARCOS, MINNEAPOLIS

*       “LOOK INTO MY WATER”. AN EXHIBITION MARKING THE 105TH ANNIVERSARY OF MARIA LOYNAZ’ BIRTH

*       THE BAPTIST CHURCH OF THE UNITED STATES

*       THE SET VISITS UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA

*       THE REGIONAL SECRETARY OF THE WORLD FEDERATION OF THE CHRISTIAN STUDENTS MOVEMENT FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN VISITS THE SET

 

THE COURSE START AGAIN

 

With the joy of the welcoming of the New Year, on the 7th January, the academic term 2007-2008 re-started with a concert of the Chamber choir of Matanzas. Everyone enjoyed a program with Christmas and Epiphany songs.

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THE UNITED CHURCH OF U.S. VISITS

 

On the 7th January, came to visit the SET a group from the United Church of Christ Saint Peter’s, in Carmel, Indianapolis, U.S. All through their staying, they met professors and students of the SET. They also knew about the work our Seminary does.

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CONFERENCE ON THEOLOGY                

 

On January 15th, took place the Theologian Conference, participating together with professors and students of the SET, professors and students of the Montreal School of Theology.    

 

            After a devotional that invited to keep on dreaming, in order to help to get a change in the world, the Professor of Philosophy of the University of Havana, Dr. Jorge Luis Acanda, gave the magisterial conference “The concept of alienation in the philosophical thought”.

 

            In the afternoon, the Director of the SET, Dr. Reinerio Arce Valentín, gave the conference: “The fundamentalism in Latin America. An approach to the subject”. Next, both subjects were discussed in groups and in plenary since a theological, political, historical and sociological view.

 

            Taken by the hands and singing the song “Momento Nuevo” (A new moment), this event did closed helping to make deeper these subjects and to strengthen the existing link between both sisters institutions.     

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PROFESSORS AND STUDENTS FROM THE UNITED THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE TAKE PART AT THE CONFERENCE ON THEOLOGY 

 

Students of the United Theological College (Le Seminaire Uni Montréal, QC) of the United Church of Canada, member of the School of Theology of Montreal, visited us from the 14th to the 19th January in order to study and to think as a training part for the Ministry, the students of that seminary do. At the head of the group came the director of Le Seminaire Uni Montreal, Doctor Philip Joudrey.

 

            They made a journey to different churches, and had the possibility to interchange and socialize in contexts unlike to their culture. Throughout their visit, they took part in the Conferences on Theology together with students and professors of the SET.

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2ND MEETING OF THE BACHELOR OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

 

            From 14th to 18th January took part the second meeting of the Bachelor of Christian Education. This program has the aim the training of teachers of Sunday Schools and other people working as responsible of Christian Education. This program is presented in the headquarters of the Seminary and it is coordinated by Professor Nelson Dávila Rodriguez. 

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THE EPISCOPALIAN CHURCH OF SAN MARCOS, MINNEAPOLIS

 

On January 9th, our seminary welcomed Rev. Spenser Simrill, Dean of San Marcos Cathedral, from the Episcopalian diocese of Minneapolis, the Rev. Susan Moss and a group of brothers and sisters from the same diocese. On the Cuban side, the Bishop Miguel Tamayo and a group of sisters and brothers of the Episcopalian church of Cuba accompanied the visitors. The delegation was welcomed by the Director Reinerio Arce Valentín, the vice-director Pablo Odén Marichal. Through their visit they socialized with the students and the community of the SET.

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“LOOK INTO MY WATER”. AN EXHIBITION MARKING THE 105TH ANNIVERSARY OF MARIA LOYNAZ’ BIRTH

 

On January 15t, the library of the SET opened a photography exhibition by Jesús Martínez León (Chuchi), a worker of this institution since 1993. In his work Chuchi combines poetry and pictures from the book “Juegos de Agua” (Games of water) by the well-known Cuban writer Dulce Maria Loynaz, winner of the Prix “Miguel de Cervantes” and Honorary President of the Academy the Spanish Language.

 

The showing makes a fascination that exerts a pull on it and inspire, leading us to an intimate and amazing ambiance among falls, pools, horizons and caves, nostalgias and tenderness… Loynaz distinguishes Sea water, River water and Lost water.

 

At the opening, there was a performance of musicians and singers from Matanzas: Darclée (voice and flute) and Renier (voice and guitar) together with Loreley Rebull, writer and story teller from the town.        

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THE BAPTIST CHURCH OF THE UNITED STATES

 

A group of the Baptist church of North Carolina visited the SET, the 11th of January. They had the chance to interchange with professors and students and then they knew what our Seminary is doing about theological education.

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THE SET VISITS UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA

 

In the morning of January 16th, the Alma Mater of the University of Havana opened her arms for welcoming students, professors and workers of the SET. They were received by the eminent Dr.Delio Carreras, historian of the University who conquered the listeners with the richness of his knowledge. Dr.Carreras made a journey back to time: the past came to life and foster the wish to research more, allowing to the presents to climb the mountain of the knowledge

Back to the SET, the participants, covered with the mysterious flavour of the impressions they have gotten, remembered aloud the moving anecdotes, while others did it silently.  

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THE REGIONAL SECRETARY OF THE WORLD FEDERATION OF THE CHRISTIAN STUDENTS MOVEMENT FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN VISITS THE SET

 

 The Secretary of the World Federation of Christian Students (FUMEC), Dan Gonzalez Ortega who also is a theologian and a Presbyterian Mexican pastor, was among us on January 29th.

 

About the movement, Gonzalez said; “the work of FUMEC in this area of the world has to do with the formation of Cuban student cadres and the sharing in social organizations, in the Latin American integration. It is making a bet for the Latin American integration that is being proposed by the social movements existing in Cuba, Ecuador, Venezuela and other Latin American countries. It is trying to transmit its Christian witness from the service to the churches and to keep its engagement with them.

 

   In relation to his staying at SET, he said: “My visit to Cuba is due to the support the Federation, in a regional level, wants to or should offer to MEC (Christian Students Movement) in Cuba. Other reason for this visit is to make ready the way for the Regional Assembly of FUMEC taking place, by means of God, 24th- 28th July, at SET and also to celebrate the Cuban Revolution. The 14 Latin American countries will participate, although other Latin American international agencies of cooperation North-South will be also convene.    

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INTERVIEW TO DR. JOUDREY FROM CANADA

 

 Again, we are honoured by the presence of a friend of the seminary, Dr.Philip Joudrey from the United Church of Canada. He is the Director of Montreal School of Theology. He came with a group of students from the school. Talking to Joudrey, he said: “The students coming with me are passing their last year of the career. They are members of the United Church of Canada and the Anglican Church. Before, they have visited other countries as Nicaragua, Mexico and South Africa, however in the last years they have been concentrated in Cuba. We chose the SET, in order they could interchange with the students here and make wider their horizon and understand the Gospel beyond their contexts.

 

            We are concerned to establish relationships with a church that have so much thought about its mission as Church and that have taken all this theological thought to the practice, since we think that the values of the social project are compatible with the teachings of the Gospel.

 

            We have seen the Cuban experience from a rich society. We watch Cubans and they tell us how the church will be or could be, since the Cuban church have lived in the middle of economic difficulties.   

 

            Canada has a good economic situation, but it is not so with the churches. We are not institutionalized churches any more. I think, at present, there are more possibilities for the Church in Canada. What is happening there is an invitation for the Church would be the Church again”.      

 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

    President of the Board: Bishop Miguel Tamayo Zaldivar

 Vice-President of the Board:  P.P. Daniel Izquierdo Hernández, Lic.

Secretary of the Board: Odette Naranjo Colón

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Rector: Reinerio Arce Valentín, Th.D.

 Vice-rector: Pablo Odén Marichal. Th.M

  Dean: Francisco Marrero Gutiérrez, Th.M.

 Vice-Dean: Iván González Tassé, Th.M.

Chaplain: Wil Arts Ph.M. and Norca Iglesias Zúñiga, Lic

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FULL PROFESSORS

Clara L. Ajo Lázaro, Th.D,  Theology, Sergio Arce Martínez, Ph.D, Theology, Dora E. Arce Valentín, Th.M,   Biblical Sciences, Reinerio Arce Valentín, Th.D, Theology, Carlos M. Camps Cruell, Ped.D. Theology,  Alina Camps Iglesias, Lic,  Complementary Courses, F. René Castellanos Morente, Ph.D,  Biblical Sciences, Nelson A. Dávila Rodríguez, Sc.M. Practical  Theology, Marianela de la Paz Cot, Th.M. Practical Theology,  Iván González Tassé, Th.M. Practical  Theology,  Adolfo Ham Reyes, Ph.D. Philosophy and History, Odén Marichal Rodríguez, Th.M. Philosophy and History, Francisco Marrero Gutiérrez, Th.M.  Biblical Sciences, Héctor Méndez Rodríguez, D.Min. Practical Theology, Daniel Montoya Rosales, Th.M. Practical Theology, Ofelia Ortega Suárez, D.D.h.c. Theology.

 

VISITING PROFESSORS

Prof. Ildefonso Acosta Escobar Music, Prof. Wil Arts, Ph.M. Practical Theology, Dra. Mercedes Cárdenas Hodelins Complementary Courses, Esther Fuentes Oliva, Th.M. Practical Theology, Carlos R. Molina Rodríguez, Lic. Philosophy and History, Sonia Montes de Oca Castellanos, Lic. Complementary Courses, Orestes Roca Santana, Lic Biblical Sciences, Dr. Min. Francisco Rodés González Philosophy and History,  Daylíns Rufín Pardo, Th.M. Biblical Sciences, Prof. Hans Spinder Philosophy and History,  Iraida Trujillo Lima, Lic. Complementary Courses.

 

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Director:

 Reinerio Arce Valentín, Th.D.

 

 

Edition, Design and typesetting

 

   Elizabeth González R., Ing.

 

Writing

 

Rosa Bahomonde, Sc.M.

 

   Elizabeth González R., Ing.

 

 

Photography:

 

Jesús Martínez León

 

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