How do Americans understand and interact with the Bible in 2017? The latest State of the Bible report explores this question using survey data taken from a representative sampling of Americans. This year’s survey isn’t the first of its kind. Since 2011, American Bible Society and the Barna… Read More
Fifty-three percent of Americans believe politicians would be more effective if they read the Bible more often, according to the 2016 State of the Bible survey. Conducted by American Bible Society and Barna Group, the annual survey gathers data about how Americans engage with the Bible and its message. This… Read More
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 23, 2016—As America’s teens head back to school and the lazy days of summer officially come to a close, new research released today suggests that Bible reading suffers when teens lead busy, over-scheduled lives. The 2016 Teen State of the Bible research, commissioned by American Bible Society and… Read More
Seventy-five percent of Americans believe the Bible contains everything a person needs to known in order to live a meaningful life, according to The Bible in America, a new report from American Bible Society and Barna Group. The report, which considers six years of annual research from American Bible… Read More
Fifty-three percent of Americans believe politicians would be more effective if they regularly read the Bible, according to the 2016 State of the Bible survey from American Bible Society and Barna Group. The survey also states that 51 percent of Americans believe politics would be more civil if politicians… Read More
We were delighted to receive 241 responses after surveying the readers of this Leaders Blog on various questions related to Bible engagement and church identity. That sample size doesn’t give us fully reliable data on the state of the modern church, but we hope it can start a conversation. Read More
Ask ten friends about what they eat, read, or watch on TV, and you won’t get cutting-edge social data, but you might sense some new trends in the making—and it’ll give you something to chat about. Last month we put out a short survey on this blog about… Read More
Bible reading is the number one predictor of spiritual health and growth. You know this from your ministry, and it’s the impetus behind our work at American Bible Society. How can we get people more engaged with Scripture—reading it regularly, understanding it, and living it out? As we… Read More
