Ben Spackman

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LDS Studies Collective of Upstate New York

Ben Spackman is a historian of religion, science, and scriptural interpretation.

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<p>Ben Spackman is a historian of religion, science, and scriptural interpretation. He graduated from BYU in Near Eastern Studies; he spent the next six years pursuing graduate work at the University of Chicago in Semitic Languages and Literature: Hebrew, Aramaic, Assyrian, Babylonian, and others.  Ben ultimately received his PhD in American Religious History from Claremont, with the Reformation and History of Science as his secondary areas. His dissertation examined the roles of science, scripture, and expertise Latter-day Saint creation/evolution conflict.</p>

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During the twentieth century, scientific discoveries, synthesis, and mutual reinforcement between scientific fields led to biological evolution's widespread acceptance among scientists, including LDS scientists. Similarly, due to new discoveries and maturing analysis, biblical scholars across differing religious commitments— including some inerrantist evangelicals— came to understand Genesis in such a way that it offered no opposition to biological evolution. During this same time period, as Latter-day Saints gained highly competent scholars in both science and scripture, the Church moved from a position of wary openness to evolution to a semi-official rejection of it and embrace of creationism.

Genesis in the Twentieth Century: The Church, Creation, and Evolution 

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