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The Wonder of Scripture Lecture Series

Evolution, Leviathan, and Suffering: Imagining a Poetic Restoration-based Reading of Job

By Steven Peck,
April 10, 2026 11:52 AM

The Wonder of Scripture with Steven Peck

Evolution, Leviathan, and Suffering | The Wonder of Scripture with Steven Peck

Listen to "Evolution, Leviathan, and Suffering: Imagining a Poetic Restoration-based Reading of Job," with Steven Peck

Transcript forthcoming.

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Steven Peck

Steven L. Peck is an associate professor in the Biology Department of Brigham Young University and has published over fifty scientific articles in evolutionary ecology, ecological mathematics, and the philosophy of biology. He is currently a fellow of the Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, working on the interface between faith and science. As a writer, he was awarded the 2021 Smith-Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters for his award-winning novels, short stories, and nonfiction books on faith and science.
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