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Pan African School of Theology (PAST) is an
evangelical Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide Interdenominationalism, interdenominational movement within Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being "bor ...
theological college A seminary, school of theology, theological seminary, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called ''seminarians'') in scripture, theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as clergy, ...
located in
Nyahururu Nyahururu (formerly known as Thomson's Falls) is a town in Kenya, lying north east of Nakuru. The town derives its name from the Maasai people, Maasai word e-naiwurruwurr, meaning waterfall and/or windy or place of storms. It is located in Laikipia ...
, Kenya. PAST is a globally significant entity as the first academic institution in the world solely dedicated to engaging men and women of
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in scholarly dialogue over
Pan-African Pan-Africanism is a worldwide movement that aims to encourage and strengthen bonds of solidarity between all Indigenous and diaspora peoples of African ancestry. Based on a common goal dating back to the Atlantic slave trade, the movement ext ...
issues in theology and ethnic
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from a
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perspective.


History

PAST was founded in 2006 by Pan African Christian Exchange (PACE Ministries International), an indigenous Christian mission organisation located in
Nyahururu Nyahururu (formerly known as Thomson's Falls) is a town in Kenya, lying north east of Nakuru. The town derives its name from the Maasai people, Maasai word e-naiwurruwurr, meaning waterfall and/or windy or place of storms. It is located in Laikipia ...
, Kenya. The college was given a mandate to provide higher education to local pastors and facilitate scholarly dialogue among people of African descent in the fields of theology and teleology. Today, PAST is a private, inter-denominational, residential and day college located on the
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at the eastern rim of the
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in the
Aberdare Range The Aberdare Range (formerly the Sattima Range, Kikuyu: ''Nyandarua'') is a 160 km (100 mile) long mountain range of upland, north of Kenya's capital Nairobi with an average elevation of . It straddles across the counties of Nyandarua, Nye ...
highlands of central
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.


Programmes

In association with the South African Theological Seminary (SATS), PAST facilitates accredited programmes in: * Certificate in Christian Life *Diploma in Biblical Studies *
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Their programs are designed to prepare students for serving in areas of: * Leadership & Management * Relief & Development * Peacemaking & Reconciliation * Cultural studies * Music * Evangelism * Communications (Broadcast & Publishing) * Counseling & Psychology


Accreditation and relationships

Pan African School of Theology is pursuing independent
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by the Accrediting Council for Theological Education in Africa (ACTEA). SATS' programs are registered with the Commission for Higher Education (CHE) in South Africa, the Education and Training Quality Assurer (ETQA) of the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) and are registered by the Department of Education (registration number 01HX01). At PAST, academic seasons follow a cycle of three twelve-week terms followed by four weeks of holiday. Michaelmas Term runs from September to November, Lent Term from January to March and Trinity Term completes the year from May to July graduation. PAST maintains working relationships with other institutions throughout Kenya and Africa, such as Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology (NEGST),
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,
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, Nairobi International School of Theology (NIST), Pwani Bible Institute, St. Paul's United Theological College,
Scott Christian University Scott Christian University (SCU) is a private Christian university in Machakos, Kenya. History It was established by the Africa Inland Mission in 1962 as Scott Theological College (STC), and named after AIM's founder, Peter Cameron Scott. Scot ...
,
Kabarak University Kabarak University is one oKenya's Topprivatof higher learning that provides holistic Christian-based quality education, training, research and outreach activities for the service of God and humanity. The school Kabarak University was establi ...
and the Association of Evangelicals in Africa. Pan African School of Theology is to be distinguished from
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(PAC) (Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa); Pan-Africa Theological Seminary (PAThS)(Togo, West Africa) and The Pan-African Seminarians Association at Claremont School of Theology, with which there are no organizational connections.


See also

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Pan-Africanism Pan-Africanism is a worldwide movement that aims to encourage and strengthen bonds of solidarity between all Indigenous and diaspora peoples of African ancestry. Based on a common goal dating back to the Atlantic slave trade, the movement exte ...
* Pan-African Congress *
African diaspora The African diaspora is the worldwide collection of communities descended from native Africans or people from Africa, predominantly in the Americas. The term most commonly refers to the descendants of the West and Central Africans who were e ...
*
Brown people Brown or brown people is a racial and ethnic term. Like black people and white people, it is a term for race based on human skin color. In the age of scientific racism In the 18th and 19th century, European and American writers proposed ge ...
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Black people Black is a racialized classification of people, usually a political and skin color-based category for specific populations with a mid to dark brown complexion. Not all people considered "black" have dark skin; in certain countries, often in s ...
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Race Race, RACE or "The Race" may refer to: * Race (biology), an informal taxonomic classification within a species, generally within a sub-species * Race (human categorization), classification of humans into groups based on physical traits, and/or s ...
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Black Consciousness Movement The Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) was a grassroots anti-Apartheid activist movement that emerged in South Africa in the mid-1960s out of the political vacuum created by the jailing and banning of the African National Congress and Pan Afri ...
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African theology African theology is Christian theology from the perspective of the African cultural context. It should be distinguished from black theology, which originated from the American and South African context and is more closely aligned with liberation th ...
*
teleology Teleology (from and )Partridge, Eric. 1977''Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English'' London: Routledge, p. 4187. or finalityDubray, Charles. 2020 912Teleology" In ''The Catholic Encyclopedia'' 14. New York: Robert Appleton ...
*
List of universities and colleges in Kenya This is a list of universities and colleges in Kenya. Kenya has a number of universities and other institutions of higher learning. There are 30 public universities, 30 chartered private universities and 30 universities with Letter of Interim Aut ...


References


External links


www.pacekenya.org/past/
The official website of PAST
www.pacekenya.org
The official website of PACE {{authority control Education in Rift Valley Province Seminaries and theological colleges in Kenya Evangelical seminaries and theological colleges Universities and colleges in Kenya Educational institutions established in 2006 2006 establishments in Kenya ia:Theologia nigre