Sione ʻAmanaki Havea
Sione Amanaki Havea was a Tongan Methodist minister and theologian, known for developing a contextual theology for the context of the Pacific Islands.
Career
Havea was a strong advocate for ecumenism amongst Christians in Oceania. He served as the first chairman of the Pacific Conference of Churches and was an active participant in the World Council of Churches.Havea was an ordained Methodist minister who served for two terms as president of the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga. Between these terms, he also served as the principal of the Pacific Theological College, in Fiji, an institution which trains students mainly coming from Pacific Island churches, establishing a woman's program and advancing a theological orientation which addresses the context of Oceanic culture.