NEW YORK, May 14, 2015— It has been said that Christianity thrives under persecution and hardship. If the past year’s Bible translation efforts are any evidence, then the saying seems to hold true. In 2014, more than 1 billion people gained the ability to access the Bible for the first… Read More

NEW YORK, April 15, 2015— As more and more candidates declare their intention to run in the next presidential race, a new report finds that Americans believe increased Bible reading could benefit all politicians. American Bible Society’s annual State of the Bibleresearch found 58 percent of Americans believe regular… Read More

This Easter season, a new report provides evidence of overwhelming support among Americans for global access to the Bible. American Bible Society’s 2015 State of the Bible report found that 98 percent of Americans surveyed believe every person in the world should have the freedom to… Read More

At a press conference today, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and American Bible Society President and CEO Roy Peterson announced that American Bible Society, one of the nation’s first and most enduring nonprofits, will relocate its national headquarters to the historic center of Philadelphia, an area often called the most… Read More

Historical. Symbolic. Story. Sacred. Testimony. These are the top five words millennials use to describe the Bible. The new study Millennials and the Bible , co-commissioned by American Bible Society and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, dives deeper into the perceptions millennials have about the Bible and their engagement with… Read More