It takes a true visionary to see a Buddhist monk deploying a pack of giant rats as the solution to the devastating danger posed by landmines.

Every few hours, another person is killed or maimed by a landmine. Even in areas removed from active conflict, landmines are more than just distressing...

The 2008 James Bond film Quantum of Solace introduced a different kind of villain to popular audiences: Dominic Greene, the ruthless capitalist with a sinister scheme to take control of Bolivia's water supply and, under private contract, provide that precious resource to the public -- at double the rate.

If you were to describe the church in the most general sense, you might paint a less than flattering picture (perhaps damning ironic extravagance or classical corruption or sexual misconduct). But one church in East Africa is shifting traditional expectations by addressing pressing public health problems, and in the process...