The East Asian Theological Encounter Program is a first in South East Asia that provides an environment for Jesuit Scholastics to get together, to live and do theology together, and to contextualize the encounter in an Asian context with its varied realities, focusing in one form of Buddhism (Thai Buddhism). This is done more on the practical level of dialoguing, discussing, exchanging and deepening views than on the theoretical level of gathering information.
Participation is limited to a minimal 10 and maximum 15 Jesuits who are doing theological studies (at least having finished one year of theological studies) from various Theological Institutes.
The launching of EATEP will be on July 27 – September 3, 2006 in Thailand. Please send names thru us (eaosj@admu.edu.ph) or to Fr. John Shea (jjssj2005@yahoo.com).
