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American Bible Society Celebrates YouVersion’s 500 Million Download Milestone
American Bible Society celebrates the 500-millionth download of the YouVersion Bible app, an online Bible platform launched in 2008 to make Scripture and Bible studies accessible on mobile devices. YouVersion shares an impressive 2,602 Bible versions in 1,744 languages—including audio and sign language video. More than 95 percent of these Scriptures come from the Digital Bible Library (DBL). The DBL…
READ MOREOur New Study Shows Important Distinctions Between Self-Identified and Practicing Christians
American Bible Society today released the seventh chapter of their 11th annual State of the Bible report, which highlights cultural trends in the U.S. regarding spirituality and Scripture engagement*. Today’s release, “The Bible in the American Church,” reveals that more half of the self-identified Christians in U.S. are not actively practicing their faith—meaning they’re missing out on a full relationship…
READ MORENew Study: Scripture Engagement Leads to Greater Neighborliness
PHILADELPHIA, PA—American Bible Society today released the sixth chapter of their 11th annual State of the Bible report, which highlights cultural trends in the U.S. regarding spirituality and Scripture engagement. Today’s release suggests that people who are rooted in the Bible tend to epitomize neighborliness better than others. The first six chapters are currently available to download at StateoftheBible.org. “Throughout…
READ MORENew American Bible Society Study: Gen Z Exhibits Significant Openness to Scripture
PHILADELPHIA, PA—American Bible Society today released the fifth chapter of their 11th annual State of the Bible report, which highlights cultural trends in the U.S. regarding spirituality and Scripture engagement. Today’s release shows that Gen Z youth are still deciding what to do with the Bible and exhibit openness to Scripture, giving the church an opportunity to engage meaningfully and…
READ MORENew Study Finds Active Participation in the Church Leads to Greater Flourishing
PHILADELPHIA, PA—American Bible Society today released the fourth chapter of their 11th annual State of the Bible report, which highlights cultural trends in the U.S. regarding spirituality and Scripture engagement. Today’s release shows that although society is experiencing anxiety and despair in the wake of the pandemic, people who engage with Scripture develop deep roots of faith and relationship that…
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American Bible Society Releases 11th Annual State of the Bible Report
American Bible Society today released the first two chapters of their 11th annual State of the Bible report, which highlights cultural trends in the U.S. regarding spirituality and Scripture engagement. Today’s release shows that millions more Americans turned to the Bible in the past year than in previous years; one in four U.S. adults report a more frequent Bible reading…
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