Contemporary Pagan Goddess Worship
Sophia is widely worshiped as a goddess of wisdom by neopagans today, including within the religion of Wicca. Books relating to the contemporary pagan worship of the goddess Sophia include: Sophia, Goddess of Wisdom, by Caitlin Matthews and The Cosmic Shekinah by Sorita d'Este and David Rankine (which includes Sophia as one of the major aspects of the goddess of wisdom).
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