South Pacific Association of Theological Schools explained

South Pacific Association of Theological Schools should not be confused with South Pacific Association of Evangelical Colleges.

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

SPATS 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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Our Purpose. https://web.archive.org/web/20150207215255/http://www.spats.org.fj/who-we-are/. dead. 7 February 2015. South Pacific Association of Theological Schools. 7 February 2015.
2. Book: Havea. Jione. Releasing the Story of Esau from the Words of Obadiah. The Bible and the Hermeneutics of Liberation. 2009. Society of Biblical Literature. 90. 9781589832411 . https://books.google.com/books?id=MFavdaxkmgIC&pg=PA90. 7 February 2015.
3. Web site: Member Schools. South Pacific Association of Theological Schools. 7 February 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160420223340/http://www.spats.org.fj/member-schools/. 20 April 2016.