| South Asia Theological Research Institute | |
|---|---|
| SATHRI | |
| Established | 1989 |
| Type | Centre for advanced theological research |
| Director | Rev. Dr. Samson Prabhakar |
| Location | Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Affiliations | Senate of Serampore College (University) |
South Asia Theological Research Institute (SATHRI) was established by the Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College (BTESSC)[1] in the year 1989[2]. It is located on Millers Road in Bangalore.
It offers doctoral programmes in theology[3].
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In the eighties, the BTESSC and the Senate of Serampore College (University) saw the urgency to establish initially one advanced research centre in the country to:
research at doctoral and non-degree levels emphasizing its indigenous and contextual character[4]. Intense planning and negotiation led to the establishment of SATHRI in 1989 in Bangalore as as the research wing of the BTESSC to deal with the promotion of contextualized research, both at the degree and the non-degree levels[5].
It was meant to strengthen centres for research and to promote basic tools for theological education, to involve in publication of research work and to arrange for programmes that would strengthen the relationship between the theological institutions for the purpose of research[5].
Doctor of Theology in the fields of:
A Director oversees the programmes of SATHRI under the supervision of a Committee on Research of the Senate of Serampore College (University).
The present Director is Rev. Dr. Samson Prabhakar[9].
The SATHRI journal is an occasional bulletin published by SATHRI.[10].