Rev. Israel Batista

Studies:

• Master in Theology, Seminario Evangélico de Matanzas, Cuba. (1965)
• Master in Scientific Information, University of Habana (1974)

Main positions:

• Pastor of the Methodist Church, since 1966.
• Dean and professor at Seminario Evangélico de Teología in Matanzas, 1968-1986.
• Director of the Public Provincial Library in Matanzas (1972- 1986).
• General Coordinator of the Cuban Council of Churches (1974- 1984).
• Executive Staff at the World Council of Churches, Geneva (1989-1998).
• General Secretary at the Latin America Council of Churches/CLAI (1999- 2008).
• Professor at SEMISUD, (2008-Present)

Books:

• Utopia and Liberation; Towards a human world, WCC/Geneva, 1991.
• Cuba at the Crossroads. WCC/Geneva1994
• Churches in Civil Society. WCC/Geneva, 1996.
• Viabilidad del Movimiento Ecuménico en América Latina. WCC/Ginebra, 1996.
• Social Movements: Challenges and perspectives. WCC/Geneva, 1997.
• Comunidades de Jubileo; las Iglesias Evangélicas en el Nuevo Milenio. CLAI/Quito, 2000.
• Desafíos eclesiales y misioneros de la cooperación internacional, CLAI, Quito, 2004
• Gracia, Cruz y Esperanza en América Latina. CLAI/Quito, 2004.
• El Espíritu Santo sorprende a las iglesias pentecostales, SEMISUD, 2009.

Artícles: More than 20 articles published in different publications (books and reviews), around 12 of them translated into english, french and german in different places. Main topics: Civil society, globalisation, social movements, ecumenism, ethics, church mission, church and society, international cooperation and socio-political analysis.

Conferences: More than 30 conferences/speeches in different parts of the world at: churches assemblies/seminars, university events, NGOs, international organisations at congresses in Perú, European Union and Ecuador.