Scripture engagement leads to knowing God—and lives changed forever. Now more than ever, Americans need to know God’s Word and the hope we have in its transformative message. The State of the Bible is a yearly, in-depth study, asking Americans their opinions and practices relating to the Bible, all made possible by generous supporters like you.
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Disturbing Deficit
“Today's [Sept. 28] research report from The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life exposes a deficit in religious knowledge among a majority of Americans,” said ABS President R. Lamar Vest. He continued, “Particularly disturbing was the lack of knowledge among self-professed Christians about the Christian faith. Jewish adherents actually had a better awareness of the Bible and Christianity than…
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Sidewalk Prophets Named New Artist of the Year
Dave Frey performing at Winter Jam 2010.The prestigious “New Artist of the Year” award went to Sidewalk Prophets at the 2010 Dove Awards in Nashville. In his acceptance speech, lead singer Dave Frey thanked American Bible Society for partnering with Sidewalk Prophets and cited Psalm 150 as the group's musical inspiration. The Dove Awards is one of the biggest awards…
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Rare Bible Collection Garners Media Attention
John Eliot's Algonquin Bible, printed in 1663 for the Massachusetts Indians will be on display Oct. 15 to Jan. 16, 2011, in A Light to the Nations: America's Earliest Bibles.One of the largest and finest collections of Scriptures in the United States is now on rotating display in the heart of Manhattan. This year, the Museum of Biblical Art (MOBIA)…
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The Good News of the Jesus Film
The JESUS film in the Igede language showing in Nigeria.What if each culture and people group around the world were given the opportunity to hear the story of Christ in their own heart language or dialect? And what if they were not only able to hear it, but also experience it in a way they hadn't known before? These questions…
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Christian Leaders Challenge One Another to Walk the Talk
Q Founder Gabe Lyons, far left, led a stirring conversation on the “Bible in Culture.”“We can read Scripture and believe it's true, but live as if it's not real. The way we read should demonstratively be seen in what we say and do.” So said Alister McGrath at a panel discussion at the 2010 Q conference in Chicago. American Bible…
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500th Bible Translation Commemorated
A painting presented to American Bible Society by Wycliffe to commemorate the 500th Bible translation project. Photo of painting by Matt Steinruck.The Book Should be Red, a painting by Hyatt Moore, 2008, was presented to American Bible Society from The Seed Company, a Wycliffe Bible Translators affiliate. The painting is of a young Majang man holding a red Bible, symbolizing…
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