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Alexander, MA, JD, author of the spiritual adventure novel \u003cem\u003eI Am Sophia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eIt is a must-read for not only the young, but for people of all ages.\u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, PhD, MPH, MTS, MBA, FACS, FSSO, FRACS (Hon.), Professor of Surgery, Ohio State University; scholar of religion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eCreative, accessible, and informative\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-John Camardella, College World Religion, Prospect High School; Education Fellow, Religion in Public Life Program, Harvard Divinity School\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eThis is an essential reader for youth, parents, all adults.\u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Beth L. 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