Bible-Less or Bible-More? The Importance of Biblical Literacy
The decline of biblical literacy. In his book, The Invisible Bestseller: Searching for the Bible in America, Kenneth Briggs records his pilgrimage in search of biblical literacy. Remarkably, he says he found the most intimate familiarity with God’s Word, not in the hundreds of churches he visited, but in a prison! The general decline of […]
State of the Bible 2017
State of the Bible 2017 … Since 2011, the Barna Group has conducted an annual survey concerning the state of the Bible in the USA. The survey is commissioned by the American Bible Society and aims to gather insights into the multifaceted relationship that Americans have with God’s Word. This year’s findings revealed the following: […]
State of the Bible 2015
State of the Bible 2015 … Weekly Bible reading is more likely among women, African-Americans, Southerners, and people from lower-income households than among men, Millenials, or people from the North East. This according to the State of the Bible 2015 report from the American Bible Society. Some highlights from the report: Four out of five […]
Christian Millennials and the Bible: Valuing the Scriptures
Valuing the Scriptures … Good news! According to Barna’s research in the United States (August 2014): “When it comes to the Bible – more than many other areas of their faith – *Millennial Christians are starting off on comparatively solid ground.” The three main findings from the MillennialPollSM are: Christian Millennials hold a high view […]
State of the Bible in the USA
What are the attitudes and behaviours of Americans toward the Bible? Here’s a summary of the current trends from the State of the Bible 2014 poll of a representative sample of Americans: sceptical views about the Bible have doubled in the last three years 56% of Americans are pro-Bible, yet only 37% read it once a […]