Evangelical
Seminary of Theology
EVENTS
/ NOVEMBER 2008
Credits Contacts Leadership Professor Interviews
THE
SYMBOL OF THE CITY OF
PROGRAMS
OF THE SET FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PINAR
A
NEW MASTERY PROGRAM AT THE SET
STUDENT
ACTIVITY: LITERARY TEA PARTY DEVOTED TO THE POET HERMAN
A
MEETING WITH SOCIAL PROJECTS FACILITATORS
A
MEETING WITH BROTHERS COMING FROM THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
“WINTER
WORDS”, 4TH ORAL STORY-TELLING
FESTIVAL
CELEBRATING
THE STUDENT DAY
MARKING
THE 137 ANNIVERSARY OF THE EXECUTION BY FIRING SQUAD OF 8 MEDICINE
STUDENTS
A
LECTURE ON HIV-AIDS
CANADIAN
BROTHERS VISIT THE SET
UPCOMING
ACTIVITIES
THE
SYMBOL OF THE CITY OF
On October
12th, Reynold Miguel Diaz, President of the Municipal Assembly of the
Popular Power, presented to the SET the symbol of the city. It was received, in
behalf of our institution, the Honourable Canon, Pablo Oden Marichal Rodriguez,
and Vice-director of the SET. In this event, taking part at Sauto Theatre,
National Monument, and the Resolution 36/2008 read stated: “The city is honoured
to recognize those who from their institutions have helped to make larger the
spiritual and moral values of our society”.
The symbol of the city
is awarded to Cuban or foreign people or institutions which linked to the city
develop an outstanding and sustained contribution, so helping to the development
in any field of the human activity.
PROGRAMS
OF THE SET FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PINAR
The SET extends its
programs to develop laypeople skills. For the time it reaches the most western
province of the country. This program offers a course for Sunday schools
teachers. It is supported by the
A
NEW MASTERY PROGRAM AT THE SET
3 to 14
November, at the SET, met the new academic year 2008-2009 Mastery Program
Course. With a registration of 14 students from the Reformed-Presbyterian church
(6), Episcopalian church (2), Fraternity of Baptist churches (1), the Friends
“Quakers” (1), Free Evangelical church (1), Episcopalian church of Uruguay (1)
and of Brazil (1), the Presbyterian church of Venezuela (1). In this course, the
subjects taught were: “Biblical interpretation Methods” by Canadian Professor
Dorcas Gordon, Doctor of Theology and Director of the Knox College of Toronto,
Canada; “Paul Ricoeur, Life and Method” by Doctor and Professor of Philosophy
Adolfo Ham Reyes and “Researching Methodology” by professor Alina Camps
Iglesias.
STUDENT
ACTIVITY: LITERARY TEA PARTY DEVOTED TO THE POET HERMAN
On November
6th, with the reading of poems and stories by this German writer,
took place at the library a literary tea party devoted to Herman Hesse, Nobel
Prize of Literature 1946.
Professor Hans Spinder
–special guest- with his Saxon has the musical part. At the end, Elaine
Saralegui Caraballo, a first-year student, inspired by a passage from “Demian”,
presented a drawing, especially made for this
occasion.
This activity was
coordinated by the first-year student Rolando Mauro Verdecia
Avila.
A
MEETING WITH SOCIAL PROJECTS FACILITATORS
3-5 November, in our
institution, the workshop “A meeting with Social Projects Facilitators” took
place. It was 
organized
by the Christian Institute of Studies on Gender, directed by Ofelia Ortega
Suarez and coordinated by Moraima González, responsible of the social projects;
and supported by DM Exchange in Mission Organization of the Reformed Churches of
Switzerland, represented by Mrs Nancy Carrasco and Ana Gatman.
Master Dayma
Echevarria
This event was a
wonderful exchange of experiences for the 20 participants from the Episcopalian,
Reformed-Presbyterian, the Friends “Quakers”, the Agrarian Christian
Brotherhood, United of Canada and Reformed of Switzerland churches. The
Association of farmers of Cuba (ANAP) was also
present.
Especially interesting
were the presentations of experiences by the Agrarian Christian Brotherhood of
their project at Tarafa; the project of the Episcopalian Church at Cuatro
Caminos (Crossroad), Los Arabos and Zorrilla in Matanzas province; and by the
Friend “Quakers” in Holguin. The one by the
in these
projects.
A
MEETING WITH BROTHERS COMING FROM THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
On November
6th, Scott Neely, Mission Director, and brothers from this church
together with Presbyter Pastor Omar Maren Turcaz, visited the SET and had a walk
around our facilities. Master Rosa Bahamondes had a talk about the library of
the SET for the visitors. This church and the Reformed-Presbyterian
“WINTER
WORDS”, 4TH ORAL STORY-TELLING
FESTIVAL
Every year, this
customary event -this time in its
fourth edition- choose the Seminary as a place to visit in its
going 
round the
city.
This event is coordinated
by Ileana Hernandez and Rafael Ribot of the oral story-telling group of
This fourth edition is
dedicated to the
“Always, we have a
compulsory visit to the SET -said Ileana Hernandez- besides the kindly
welcoming, the surrounding beauty and the friendship links. This festival is a
way to promote the reading. We make people know the rich national
literature.”
CELEBRATING
THE STUDENT DAY
Professors and
students of the SET, together with their family, celebrated the Student Day with
a trip to
MARKING
THE 137 ANNIVERSARY OF THE EXECUTION BY FIRING SQUAD OF 8 MEDICINE
STUDENTS
On the
occasion of the 137 anniversary of the execution of the 8 Medicine students,
professors and students of the SET went to
This day, in
A
LECTURE ON HIV-AIDS
On 28 November, at
Nize Fernandez Hall, Omar Milian Valle -coordinator of the Provincial Group of
precaution of HIV-AIDS of Matanzas (GPSIDA) and the Line supporting people
living with HIV and since last April, also coordinator of the Cuban Focal Point
of the Latin American and Caribbean Network- gave a lecture on this pandemic
affecting the Humankind. This activity was enriched by our student’s
participation who prepared this meeting, on the occasion of December 1st
the World Day in response to
HIV-AIDS.
Omar has been working
in the precaution of AIDS since 1996 –he was diagnosed this same year. Since
then he has prepared himself on vital subject to give workshops and courses,
afterwards. He is a beloved and respectable leader because of his work and
commitment within the community of people living with HIV. He talked about his
concern and said “In
new cases. In current
year to November, 44 new cases have been detected”.
Omar Milian is a
dearest friend of the SET. For us he is an educator, a counsellor, a poet and a
producer of work for the television, the movie and the radio. He is a tireless
worker devoting all his time to eradicate HIV.
CANADIAN
BROTHERS VISIT THE SET
On November
28th, a group of Canadian brothers from the Mennonite Central
Committee, the
And the were very
interested in the work done by this institution.
UPCOMING
ACTIVITIES
5 and
6 December
Introductory course for
Sunday School teachers: Knowledge on the New Testament. Pinar
8-12
December:
8th
non-resident Bachelor on Theology
Course
9
December
At the chapel
“Resurrection”, service dedicated to the World Day in response to
HIV-AIDS
15-19
December
6th Meeting
of the Bachelor on Christian Education Course
16
December
Christmas
Program
19
and 20 December
Introductory Course
for Sunday School teachers: Knowledge on Christian Theology.
9 and
10 January
Introductory Course
for Sunday School teachers: The use of the Bible in the Sunday School. Pinar
9 and
10 January
Introductory Course
for Sunday School teachers: Knowledge on Christian Ethics.
INTERVIEW
TO DR.DORCAS GORDON, CANADIAN THEOLOGIAN
Dorcas Gordon –a great
friend of the SET- Director and a professor of Hermeneutic and Preach at the
to teach a
course at the Mastery Program, all November long.
“For one of the reason
I am here –Dorcas said- is due to accompaniment between this Seminary and mine
since 2001. An aspect of this relationship consists of fostering the possibility
our students could come and know this place and been taught by your
professors”.
About her
participation in the Interseminay Meeting, dealing with the theological studies
in Latin American and
“An aspect I realized
in this lecture and I would like to remark is that they are doing a more
practical theological education: at the seminaries, a combination of theory and
practice is needed”.
“Another important
aspect was to meet each other better and to strengthen the relationships. Each
time we meet frace to face is worthier”.
Referring to course
she taught, she said: “it is basically important to expose the students to
different methods for approaching the Bible; The method I taught is one
developing in
So it is necessary to
have a look to the biblical interpretation methods which other people, in other
countries develop. In my opinion, the feminist interpretations are other
kind of interpretation. I teach the subject, however the students become
teachers of these methods and this helps them in their interpretations. I have
students in other countries”, she added.
“Always I come to
BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
President of the Board:
Vice-President of the Board:
Bishop Miguel Tamayo
Zaldivar
Secretary of the
Board: P. P.
lll
Rector:
Vice-rector:
Pablo
Dean:
Vice-Dean:
Chaplain:
Lic
Clara
L. Ajo Lázaro, Th.D,
Theology,
VISITING
PROFESSORS
Prof.
Ildefonso Acosta Escobar
Music,
Prof. Wil Arts, Ph.M.
Practical
Theology,
Dra. Mercedes Cárdenas Hodelins
Complementary
Courses,
Carlos Expósito Irarragorri,
Lic. 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,
Edition, Design
and typesetting
Elizabeth González R.,
Ing.
Writing
Rosa
Bahamonde, Sc.M.
Elizabeth
González R., Ing.
Photography:
Jesús
Martínez León
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