About J. F. Alexander

James Francis (Jim) Alexander is the author of I Am Sophia, a parable of Christianity's future. He leads the Theological Expeditions seminar at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in San Jose, California, where he is currently theologian-in-residence. An inveterate theophilic scribbler, he periodically posts to his blog brief missives and musings on theology, religion, society, books, and technology. 

Jim is also a licensed attorney with expertise in corporate counseling and civil litigation. He serves as pro bono legal advisor to LunARC, a global not-for-profit initiative to land a permanent repository of art on the lunar surface in 2024. He previously worked at NASA as an international negotiator facilitating the construction and operation of the International Space Station. 

He holds a bachelor's degree in the liberal arts from Austin College, a master's degree in global affairs from the Fletcher School at Tufts University, and a juris doctorate from Stanford University. He also was a visiting student at the Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg and Harvard Divinity School, a Fulbright fellow at the Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, and a Newbigin theology fellow.

Jim and his wife, Elizabeth, are the parents of a young adult son, Leo. On June 4, 2023, Jim cycled 100 miles to raise funds for leukemia and lymphoma research.