Myanmar Institute of Theology
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| Established | 1927 |
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| President | Rev.Dr.Samuel Ngun Ling |
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Academic staff
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59 (full-time faculty in Theology & Liberal Arts Program) |
| Location | Insein, Yangon, Yangon Division, Myanmar |
| Campus | Seminary Hill |
Coordinates: 16°52′57.6″N 96°06′42″E / 16.882667°N 96.11167°E
Myanmar Institute of Theology (MIT) is a Protestant Christian Baptist seminary in Insein Township, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma). Judson Research Center, Peace Studies Center, and Gender Studies Center are parts of Myanmar Institute of Theology. MIT's library has over 30,000 usable volumes and more than 30 periodical subscriptions for students and faculty.
Myanmar Institute of Theology, originally known as Baptist Divinity School, was founded in June 1927, on Seminary Hill, Insein. With only four students to begin with, the school used the facilities of Karen Theological Seminary currently known as Kayin Baptist Theological Seminary. Shortly after its opening the school became affiliated with Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois. This affiliation lasted until the Second World War. The first president was Dr. W. E. Wiatt, an American missionary who served from 1927 to 1939. The school was renamed in 1939 as the Willis and Orlinda Pierce Divinity School (1939-1949). The second president of the school was Dr. C. F. Chaney who served from 1939 to 1941, when the Japanese occupied Burma.
In 1948, the school reopened with Thra Chit Maung as chairperson of the Curriculum Committee. In 1952, with the arrival of Dr. Paul D. Clasper, Thra Chit Maung was made president and Dr. Clasper, vice-president. The school was renamed in 1949 as the Burma Divinity School (1949-1976). In 1955, it became affiliated with Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Kansas City, Kansas. This affiliation lasted until 1960, when the school became an accredited member of the Association for Theological Education in South East Asia. Since 1960, the school has been conferring degrees on its graduates.
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