 It also acts as an accreditation agency for theological education in the South East Asian region.ATESEA publishes the "Asia Journal of Theology", provides accreditation services, operates the South East Asia Graduate School of Theology, and promotes faculty development, theological renewal and contextualization in the light of the "Critical Asian Principle", while coordinating regional planning in Christian theological education.In 2007, ATESEA seminaries developed "Guidelines for Doing Theologies in Asia", responding to the many challenges facing the region, including religious fundamentalism, ecological problems, natural disasters, globalisation and post-colonialism.