As of today, "Colombia is home to nearly 7 million internally displaced peopled, one of the largest internally displaced populations in the world" (UN Refugee Agency). This displacement is primarily driven by armed conflict and violence: ongoing conflict between guerilla groups, paramilitary groups, and the State.

We sat with Dr. Milton A. Acosta Benítez to hear about:

• his journey,
• what led him to Old Testament studies and to enter theological education,
• and his work with displaced communities in Colombia.

Dr. Acosta Benítez is professor of Old Testament and chair of the Biblical Sciences Research Group at the Fundación Universitaria Seminario Bíblico de Colombia (FUSBC) in Medellín. He is the author of several publications, including Fe y Desplazamiento: La investigación-acción misional ante la cr ...