South Pacific Association of Theological Schools
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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.{{cite web|title=Our Purpose|url=http://www.spats.org.fj/who-we-are/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207215255/http://www.spats.org.fj/who-we-are/|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 February 2015|publisher=South Pacific Association of Theological Schools|accessdate=7 February 2015}}
SPATS publishes the Pacific Journal of Theology.{{cite book|last1=Havea|first1=Jione|chapter=Releasing the Story of Esau from the Words of Obadiah|title=The Bible and the Hermeneutics of Liberation|date=2009|publisher=Society of Biblical Literature|page=90|isbn=9781589832411 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MFavdaxkmgIC&pg=PA90|accessdate=7 February 2015}}
Member schools
SPATS has 27 member schools in 13 countries:{{cite web|title=Member Schools|url=http://www.spats.org.fj/member-schools/|publisher=South Pacific Association of Theological Schools|accessdate=7 February 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420223340/http://www.spats.org.fj/member-schools/|archivedate=20 April 2016}}
- 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
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External links
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Category:Christian seminaries and theological colleges
Category:Universities and colleges in Oceania