Sergio Arce Martínez

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Sergio S. Arce Martínez (born March 31, 1924 in Cuba , † August 25, 2015 in Varadero , Cuba) was a Cuban Presbyterian theologian , university professor and founder of a theology of revolution .

Life

After obtaining his university entrance qualification , Arce studied Protestant theology at the Universidad de Matanzas “ Camilo Cienfuegos ” . He put a dissertation to a systematic theological topic and became a doctor of theology doctorate . After a time as a lecturer , he received his habilitation as professor at the Seminario de Teología Matanzas .

Studies of the Marxist economy and Lenin's theory of revolution , considerations of the social and political development of Cuba after the revolution as well as contacts with activists and thought leaders of the Communist Party led him to submit the draft for a “theology of the revolution”. He also took into account the Latin American liberation theology . Since the 2nd All-Christian Peace Assembly in Prague in 1964 , he was a member of the Christian Peace Conference (CFK), was elected to its advisory committee and since 1971 has been one of the seven vice-presidents of the CFK.

Arce Martínez was a member of the Poder Popular for three terms .

Award

In 2009, on the occasion of his 85th birthday, Arce was awarded the Medal of Honor of the Province of Matanzas at the suggestion of the daily Juventud Rebelde . The vice-president of the Poder Popular of Matanzas, Joel Pérez, stated that the pastor and MP

"... was a reliable part of the Cuban civil resistance in the 1950s."

Works

  • New Church in New World (together with Raúl Fernández Ceballos and Rafael Cepeda ) Union Verlag, East Berlin 1968.
  • Latin America, backyard of US imperialism , Voice Publishing House, Frankfurt am Main 1969

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry at prabook.com , accessed on August 13, 2017
  2. ↑ El ecumenismo cubano de luto: falleció Sergio Arce Martínez , accessed on August 13, 2017
  3. ↑ a b c Condecorado en Cuba un pastor evangélico fundador de la "teología revolucionaria" (span.)
personal data
SURNAME Arce Martínez, Sergio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Arce Martínez, Sergio S.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Cuban Presbyterian theologian and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH March 31, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Cuba
DATE OF DEATH August 25, 2015
Place of death Varadero , Cuba