Steven Peck is a professor of Biology at BYU and a visiting fellow at the Maxwell Institute. Peck is an evolutionary biologist as well as a poet and novelist. He is the author of Evolving Faith: Wanderings of a Mormon Biologist, A Short Stay in Hell, The Scholar of Moab, and the poetry collection Experiments in the Fading Light.
The Wonder of Scripture series, sponsored by the BYU Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, invites thoughtful speakers from diverse disciplines to reflect on how sacred texts inspire wonder, deepen understanding, and shape lives. Each lecture offers a unique perspective on engaging scripture with curiosity, reverence, and intellectual depth.