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• Read more about Soul by Soul: The Evangelical Mission to Spread the Gospel to Muslims

U.S.-born Protestant evangelicalism has gone global to an extent of which many might be unaware. In doing so it has become part of the story of the global reverberations of the post-9/11 era. In Soul by Soul: The Evangelical Mission to Spread the Gospel to Muslims, journalist Adriana Carranca tells the story of American evangelicals’ mobilization to proclaim Christianity “to the ends of the Earth,” a movement that triumphed in the Global South, challenged the Vatican, and then turned east after 9/11 to spread the Gospel among Muslims.

• Read more about Training for Victory: U.S. Special Forces Advisory Operations from El Salvador to Afghanistan

One of the most difficult security challenges of the post–Cold War era has been stabilizing failing states in an era of irregular warfare. A consistent component of the strategy to address this problem has been security force assistance where outside powers train and advise the host nation’s military. Despite billions of dollars spent, the commitment of thousands of advisors, and innumerable casualties, the American efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq failed catastrophically. Nevertheless, there were pockets of success.

• Read more about 'The Editors' by Stephen Harrison: Wikipedia, internet communities, and the battle for truth in the digital age

Crowd-sourced internet encyclopedias — most famously, Wikipedia — have the power to shape the story we tell about the past and the information with which we move into the future. The people who edit those forums — namely, an army of unpaid volunteers — take their roles seriously. But what happens when that power is manipulated?

• Read more about The Editors by Stephen Harrison: Wikipedia, internet communities, and the battle for truth in the digital age

• Read more about UNSILENCED: A Conversation with Justice Defenders on Shaping Africa’s Future

• Read more about The Climate Action Almanac, with the Center for Climate Literacy

Join the Center for Science and the Imagination and the Center for Climate Literacy at the University of Minnesota to learn about CSI’s recent publication "The Climate Action Almanac." Joey Eschrich, co-editor of the "Almanac," and contributors Anna Pigott and Benjamin Ong will facilitate discussions on climate emotions, guerilla gardening, learning with nature to reclaim spaces for community and joy, and pedagogical practices for engaging diverse and non-Western learners.

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• Read more about Hopeful Climate Futures through Speculative Storytelling: Decolonizing Global Climate Action

When we think of climate, the stories we tell about the future are bad: megastorms, crop failures, and heat waves loom over us, sending a signal that the problem is so vast, so complex, that it’s out of our control. That narrative is compelling for some, but leaves others feeling helpless and disillusioned. Even the most ardent champions of climate action sometimes focus more on sounding the alarm than on imagining and mapping out what success might look like.