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The Axis Mundi Network

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A growing independent media institution that combines the expertise of public scholarship with the rapid-response daily drops and live video podcasts.

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About Brad Onishi

Creator of Straight White American Jesus and Axis Mundi Media. Scholar of Religion. Author of American Caesar and Preparing for War.

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