The
Australian and New Zealand Association of
Theological
Schools was formed in 1968 and
comprises 65 theological colleges and seminaries
of all
churches in Australia and New Zealand.
Aims
ANZATS aims
1 to provide a meeting ground where the needs and problems of the schools in Australia and New Zealand may be studied, and to provide facilities for members schools to confer concerning all matters of common interest.
2 To help member schools keep theological education relevant to the changing situation in Australia and New Zealand.
3 To recommend standards of theological education and to maintain a list of members on the basis of such standards, and to arrange for such other affiliations or connections as will assist in promoting theological enquiries in Australia and New Zealand.
4 To carry out an agreed evaluation of the educational enterprise of the members.
5 To encourage the most efficient use of resources for theological education available in Australia and New Zealand, and to promote, where practicable, cooperation between members in sharing lecturers and facilities.
6 To promote the improvement of theological education in such ways as it may deem appropriate.
Structure
ANZATS has an Executive, currently based in Melbourne, and a Council on which all Australian states and New Zealand are represented.
Links
ANZATS is a member of the World Conference of Associations of Theological Institutions (WOCATI) and the Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) Australia.
Association of Theological Schools of USA and Canada
http://www.ats.edu/
New Zealand Association of Theological Schools http://www.nzats.godzone.net.nz/
World Conference of Associations of Theological Institutions (WOCATI)
http://www.wocati.org
Contact Information
E-mail address
Web address
www.anzats.edu.au
Office phone
+61 +3 +5984 4959.