AXIS Mundi.

What's up everyone? Brad Onishi here with the one and only Rosa Oslon, and we've got something you do not want to miss.

That's right, Brad.

The brand new season of Our Seven Neighbors from the Interreligious Institute at Chicago Theological

Seminary is lives right now.

And this year, the United States marks its 250th anniversary.

We're stepping back to ask a big question.

What is the real story of religion in America?

This season, we're lifting up the deep history of spiritual diversity in the United States

and revisiting the founders' very different visions for the role of religion and public life.

The truth is, there's never been just one religious story in this country.

There have always been many.

Exactly. From the earliest days of the republic, debates about faith, freedom, pluralism,

and power shaped the nation. Some founders imagined a country with strong protections for religious

liberty. Others had narrower visions, and alongside them were native traditions, enslaved African spiritual practices,

immigrant faith communities, all shaping America in ways that often go untold.

Instead of repeating a tidy, mythic narrative, this season tells a braver, more accurate

story, one that honors the breathtaking diversity that's always been here.

If you care about how religion has shaped American democracy,

if you want to understand how spiritual communities have fueled movements for justice,

if you're ready for a fuller account of our shared history,

this season is for you.

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