The South Pacific Association of Theological Schools (SPATS) is an association of theological colleges in the South Pacific. It was founded in 1969 and emphasises ecumenism.[1]
SPATS publishes the Pacific Journal of Theology.[2]
Member schools
editSPATS has 27 member schools in 13 countries:[3]
- Alan Walker College of Evangelism (Australia)
- Bishop Patteson Theological College (Solomon Islands)
- Ecole Pastorale de Bethanie (New Caledonia)
- Ecole Pastorale de Faiere-Hermon (Tahiti)
- Fiji College of Theology & Evangelism
- Fulton College (Fiji)
- Kanana-Fou Theological Seminary (American Samoa)
- Malua Theological College (Samoa)
- Marshalls Theological College (Marshall Islands)
- Methodist Davuilevu Theological College (Fiji)
- Methodist Deaconess Training Centre (Fiji)
- Moamoa Theological College (Samoa)
- Pacific Regional Seminary (Fiji)
- Pacific Theological College (Fiji)
- Piula Theological College (Samoa)
- Salvation Army School for Officer Training (Fiji)
- Seghe Theological Seminary (Solomon Islands)
- Sia’atoutai Theological College (Tonga)
- St. Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Theological College (Fiji)
- St. John the Baptist Theological College (Fiji)
- Takamoa Theological College (Cook Islands)
- Talua Theological Training Institute (Vanuatu)
- Tangintebu Theological College (Kiribati)
- Te Rau Kahikatea (New Zealand)
- The College of the Diocese of Polynesia (New Zealand)
- United Theological College (Australia)
- University of Auckland School of Theology (New Zealand)
References
edit- ^ "Our Purpose". South Pacific Association of Theological Schools. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ Havea, Jione (2009). "Releasing the Story of Esau from the Words of Obadiah". The Bible and the Hermeneutics of Liberation. Society of Biblical Literature. p. 90. ISBN 9781589832411. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ "Member Schools". South Pacific Association of Theological Schools. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2015.