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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 The Origins of Religion -- A Brief History of the Search for Religion's Origin -- The Unique Capacities of Human Nature -- Summary -- VIDEOS ONLINE -- NOTES -- 2 The Components of Religion -- Revelation -- Founders -- Sacred Texts -- Beliefs -- Theology -- Moral Codes -- Ritual -- Summary -- SUGGESTED READINGS -- VIDEOS ONLINE -- NOTES -- 3 The "I" -- Stages of Personal Development, Gender and Personality Types -- Stages of Personal Development -- Gender's Impact on Religion -- The Enneagram Personality Types -- The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator -- Summary -- VIDEOS ONLINE -- NOTES -- 4 The "Thou" -- Realizing Others' Humanity in Religion -- A Changed Demographic Landscape -- Minorities -- Gays and Lesbians -- The Disabled as "Thou" -- Diversity of Religions -- Summary -- VIDEOS ONLINE -- NOTES -- 5 The "We" -- Culture and Religion -- The Meaning of Culture -- Cultural Shifts in the U.S. -- Frameworks for Approaching Religion and Culture -- Religious Freedom in the United States -- Globalized Culture and Religion -- The Contribution of Christianity to Culture -- Summary -- SUGGESTED READINGS -- VIDEOS ONLINE -- NOTES -- 6 The "It" -- Religion and Science -- Science and Religion: Contrasting Methodologies -- Relations Between Science and Religion -- Religious Response to Modern Scientific Issues -- A Contemporary Christian View of Creation -- Creation Views of Other World Religions -- The Problem of Evil in Creation -- Religion and Ecology -- Summary -- SUGGESTED READINGS -- VIDEOS ONLINE -- NOTES -- 7 Spirituality -- What is Spirituality? -- The History of Christian Spirituality -- Contemplation -- Centering Prayer -- Spiritual but Not Religious -- Summary -- VIDEOS ONLINE -- NOTES -- 8 Faith -- What is Human Faith? -- Faith and Beliefs -- Religious Faith -- "Faith" in World Religions.

Choke points are social, cultural, political, institutional, or psychological obstructions of social-ecological systems that constrain progress toward an environmental objective. Using a soft systems methodology, different types of chokes points were identified in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, the Baltic, and the North and Mediterranean seas. The choke points were of differing types: cultural and political choke points were identified in Barra and the Mediterranean, respectively, whereas the choke points in the North Sea and Baltic Sea were dependent on differing values toward the mitigation of eutrophication. We conclude with suggestions to identify and address choke points.

Choke points are social, cultural, political, institutional, or psychological obstructions of social-ecological systems that constrain progress toward an environmental objective. Using a soft systems methodology, different types of chokes points were identified in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, the Baltic, and the North and Mediterranean seas. The choke points were of differing types: cultural and political choke points were identified in Barra and the Mediterranean, respectively, whereas the choke points in the North Sea and Baltic Sea were dependent on differing values toward the mitigation of eutrophication. We conclude with suggestions to identify and address choke points.

The promise of co-production to address complex sustainability challenges is compelling. Yet, co-production, the collaborative weaving of research and practice, encompasses diverse aims, terminologies and practices, with poor clarity over their implications. To explore this diversity, we systematically mapped differences in how 32 initiatives from 6 continents co-produce diverse outcomes for the sustainable development of ecosystems at local to global scales. We found variation in their purpose for utilizing co-production, understanding of power, approach to politics and pathways to impact. A cluster analysis identified six modes of co-production: (1) researching solutions; (2) empowering voices; (3) brokering power; (4) reframing power; (5) navigating differences and (6) reframing agency. No mode is ideal; each holds unique potential to achieve particular outcomes, but also poses unique challenges and risks. Our analysis provides a heuristic tool for researchers and societal actors to critically explore this diversity and effectively navigate trade-offs when co-producing sustainability.

BACterial Hosts for production of Bioactive phenolics from bERRY fruits (BacHBerry) was a 3-year project funded by the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) of the European Union that ran between November 2013 and October 2016. The overall aim of the project was to establish a sustainable and economically-feasible strategy for the production of novel high-value phenolic compounds isolated from berry fruits using bacterial platforms. The project aimed at covering all stages of the discovery and pre-commercialization process, including berry collection, screening and characterization of their bioactive components, identification and functional characterization of the corresponding biosynthetic pathways, and construction of Gram-positive bacterial cell factories producing phenolic compounds. Further activities included optimization of polyphenol extraction methods from bacterial cultures, scale-up of production by fermentation up to pilot scale, as well as societal and economic analyses of the processes. This review article summarizes some of the key findings obtained throughout the duration of the project.