South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies

About South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies

According to Wikipedia, South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies , is an ecumenical institution for progressive Christian studies in Bangalore, India. The motto of SAIACS is: "Excellence for service." History SAIACS was founded in 1982, by Graham Houghton and fellow New Zealander, Bruce Nicholls. Initially, the college offered a two-year Master of Theology programme in Missiology which was offered under the umbrella of the Association of Evangelical Theological Education in India , in partnership with Madras Bible Seminary in Chennai . In the year 1983 the programme was moved permanently to Bangalore and sought and received accreditation from Asia Theological Association under its own name.