Myanmar is not really known as a country prominent in Christian theology, rather as a Buddhist country. It is located in Southeast Asia, called ‘Burma’ for centuries, in the northwestern frontier bound by India; further south by a corner of Bangladesh; on the northeastern side touching China’s Yunnan; further down, Laos; southward, reaching Thailand. It is known as a country with a military dictatorship which recently had opened a little towards democratic development and given some space for activity to the “Lady”, Aung San Suu Kyi, who won the parliamentary elections in 1990, but was prevented by the military from taking office. (…) The constitution of 2008 does not allow Aung San Suu Kyi to become president by stating that nobody can be president who has children with a foreign citizenship. (…) Therefore, instead of her a person of her trust, Htin Kyaw, her long-time assistant in the NLD, became president and Aung San Suu Kyi the first female Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of President’s Office. Htin Kyaw also created for her the position of State Counsellor (de facto Prime Minister). So she was the de facto leader of the government and the leader of the National League for Democracy. However, the military still maintained control of the country. Even so this new development was an amazing change. It was the consequence of a cautious opening of the country under the former President Thein Sein, himself originally a general, and gave hope for the future. Yet such hopes were already dampened by Aung San Suu Kyi’s silence about the brutal expulsion of ca. one million Muslim Rohingyas to Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia and other countries in the region. And this opening seems to have come to an end: In national elections on November 8, 2020, Aung San Suu Kyi and her party won with an even greater majority than in 2015, which would have allowed her to form the new government. International observers considered the elections free and fair. However, on 1 February 2021, the military declared the election fraudulent and invalid and – pronouncing a national emergency – seized power again. (…) Christians are a minority of about 6 % in the country with almost 90 % Buddhists. Most of the Christians are Baptists with an American, Adoniram Judson, doing pioneer work from 1813. Later on, the Methodists, both from Britain and America, entered into Burma as a mission field (British Methodists in lower Burma, American Methodists in upper Burma). The Anglicans also came with the British. Lutherans and many other churches have followed. (…) There is an amazing number of theological schools, in Yangon alone around 150. There is a planned effort to build up faculty for such schools. In the last 20 years, quite a number of students have been able to study abroad in different countries, among others at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Hong Kong, the Chinese University Hong Kong and Trinity Theological College Singapore. (…) Some of the young theologians are now in positions of influence, among them prolific writers. Therefore it is not easy to show anything like a complete picture of the theological scene in Myanmar, and it shall not be attempted in this presentation. However, the authors have come across some of this more recent theological work, among them excellent pieces, and a few are discussed below. While Karl-Hermann Mühlhaus has tried to listen to and understand the Myanmar authors, their concerns and their theological responses, and do some reflections, Peter K.H. Lee has a special interest in the development of liberation theologies based on resources both of Christianity and of local traditions and on dialogue, tracing liberative elements helpful for the situation. (…) Lee has found significant attempts in that direction, especially among the younger theologians, and presented and encouraged such endeavours.