Eight Million Exiles

The Expository Times "[Eight Million Exiles] is to be commended as a valuable window into socially beneficial action research." "Often forgotten in discussions of migration are the millions of internally displaced persons (IDPs). Colombia is a tragic case. Hays describes a multidisciplinary effort to craft a program that is contextually sensitive and theologically informed to meet the multiple needs of its IDPs. The narrative is one of collaboration between professionals, practitioners, and churches to empower communities to build life from the ashes. This is Christian mission at its best--audacious, compassionate, realistic, and hopeful." --M. Daniel Carroll R., Wheaton College "Christopher Hays's book on displaced people is a valuable contribution to understanding the crisis of forced migration. Hays and his team's interdisciplinary approach, using Missional Action Research, offers hope and renewal to exiles. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning more about how theology can contribute to critical issues such as this." -- Milton Alfonso Acosta, Fundacion Universitaria Seminario Biblico de Colombia "As the daily news fills with accounts of migrants who put themselves at unfathomable risk to find safety and support for themselves and their families, we wonder what churches and theological schools can do to help. Christopher Hays and his team in Colombia sought theologically wise and active responses to the agonizing stories of over eight million people displaced by the violence that swept the land. In lively prose, Hays offers a living model for any community that seeks to bring the gospel and justice to those who suffer the consequences of living in a shattered world. This is genuine theology 'on the road.'" --Gene L. Green, Wheaton College