Pearcey earned a BA from Iowa State University, an MA in Biblical Studies from Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri.
Pearcey authored several chapters of the controversial pro-intelligent design textbook Of Pandas and People, which featured prominently in the Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District trial.
This is what we must understand if we are going to be effective both in evangelizing our world today and in transforming it to reflect the wisdom of the Creator.”[12]Pearcey is an adherent to Complementarianism and distinct gender roles for men and women.
Pearcey is opposed to the Sex–gender distinction, arguing Transgender sexuality "sets up an opposition between the body and the self, estranging people from their basic biological identities as male and female.
"[7] The BioLogos Foundation has criticized Pearcey for conflating "the scientific theory of biological evolution and the philosophy of materialistic evolutionism" in her work on intelligent design.