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The Association for Theological Education in South East Asia (ATESEA) is an organisation of Christian seminaries and other tertiary institutes of theology. It is based in Manila, Philippines and currently networks 102 member institutions and schools in 16 countries. It also acts as an accreditation agency for theological education in the South East Asian region. ATESEA publishes the ''Asia Journal of Theology'', provides accreditation services, operates the South East Asia Graduate School of Theology, and promotes faculty development, theological renewal and contextualization in the light of the "Critical Asian Principle",〔ATESEA: (Critical Asian Principle ) (URL last accessed on May 4, 2007)〕 while coordinating regional planning in Christian theological education. ATESEA has recently come up with their new 'Guidelines for Doing Theology in Asia'. ATESEA is a full member of the World Conference of Associations of Theological Institutions (WOCATI) by which the association is networked with other regional associations and accreditation agencies for theological education worldwide like the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS), the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) and the Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College (BTESS) in India.〔WOCATI: (Member Associations ) (URL accessed on May 4, 2007)〕 ==Aims and objectives== The aims of the ATESEA according to Section II of the association's constitution〔ATESEA: (Constitution ) (URL accessed on May 4, 2007)〕 are as follows: # To promote creative relationships among institutions and agencies engaged in theological education and the churches in the region. # To facilitate regional efforts in theological education in the service of the churches in South East Asia. # To set guidelines and standards of theological education and to provide accreditation services to member institutions and to others requesting it. # To work for the improvement and renewal of theological education in the region in such ways it may deem appropriate. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Association for Theological Education in South East Asia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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