Advanced Institute for Research on Religion and Culture (ARRC)[2] is a federated faculty established in 2016,[1] which comprises four institutions,[1] namely, - all based in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad offering post graduate level Master of Theology[1] courses with specializations in Sacred scripture and Religion.
Of these theological colleges, the St. John's Regional Seminary and the Andhra Christian Theological College had faculty with highest academic qualifications having been educated[9] at famed portals of learning in Europe, North America, Africa and the Indian subcontinent in Universities of Edinburgh, Cambridge, Hamburg, Cape Town, Chicago, Serampore, Papal Seminary, Wisconsin, Lancaster, McCormick, Syracuse, Eastern, Hartford, Duke, Union, PIB Rome, Gregorian, Urban and other distinguished schools of theological education.
Efforts were made by successive faculty of the Andhra Christian Theological College beginning[10] during the tenure of the New Testament Scholar, The Rev.
S. Joseph coinciding with the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the College in 1989 to start postgraduate level courses.
D., (Apeldoorn) respectively, together forming the Advanced Institute for Research on Religion and Culture (ARRC) in 2016 for which the Senate of Serampore College (University) granted affiliation beginning with the academic year 2016.