The Board of Trustees of the Myanmar Institute of Theology voted in March 2002 to establish the Judson Research Center as part of the program of the Myanmar Institute of Theology. It was then inaugurated and dedicated on 13 July, 2003. Named after Dr. Adoniram and Mrs. Ann Judson, the first American Baptist missionaries to Myanmar (1813), the center’s primary goal and purpose is to study the relations of Christianity to Theravada Buddhism, and to the primal religions of the ethnic peoples to bring about dialogue. The outcomes expected from this Center are not only to publish works in this field but also to instill into the souls of Christian leaders and lay people the necessity of academic research works. The Center serves as a platform for theological educators, pastors, lay people, church leaders, theological students and international scholars to participate in theological workshops, seminars, interfaith dialogue activities, and to conduct in-depth researches into the rich existing religio-cultural and historical resources of Myanmar. It provides various opportunities for scholars, theologians, lay thinkers and social workers from different fields of interest to engage themselves in the following areas of study and research.
