Duane Jeffery
A Mormon Evolutionist
$349.67
- Hardcover
136 pages
- Release Date
22 September 2026
Summary
Controversy and strong official disfavor failed to shake Duane Jeffery’s tenacious efforts to fit the theory of evolution into the doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Steven L. Peck traces Jeffery’s life from his rural upbringing and training as a geneticist through a career marked by conflict around his dedication to bring science into classrooms at Brigham Young University. As Peck shows, Jeffery met resistance from Church leaders with a patient, years-long campaig…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780252049910 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0252049918 |
| Author: | Steven L. Peck |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press |
| Imprint: | University of Illinois Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 136 |
| Release Date: | 22 September 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | Introductions to Mormon Thought |
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Steven L. Peck
Steven L. Peck is an evolutionary biologist at Brigham Young University. His many books include Evolving Faith: Wanderings of a Mormon Biologist.
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