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1. • • The United States is one of the most religious places on earth, but it is also a nation of shocking religious illiteracy.Only 10 percent of American teenagers can name all five major world religions and 15 percent cannot name any.Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe that the Bible holds the answers to all or most of life's basic questions, yet only half of American adults can name even one of the four gospels and most Americans cannot name the first book of the Bible.Despite this lack of basic...
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   Is the Christian body in America in a crisis of Biblical Illiteracy?

   • He agrees with George Barna’s assessment that “the Christian body in America is immersed in a crisis of biblical illiteracy.” New Testament scholar David Nienhuis summarizes his understanding of the situation in an article titled “The Problem of Evangelical Biblical Illiteracy: A View from the Classroom”:

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   What percentage of Americans never read the Bible?

   • Over a quarter (26 percent) of Americans never read the Bible. The Bible is basic to the Christian life, Berding underscores, and it is through this book that the Gospel message – "the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is the solution for broken and needy sinners" – is revealed.

   Biblical Illiteracy in US at Crisis Point, Says Bible Expert

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   Is biblical illiteracy at a crisis point?

   • But today, he says, biblical illiteracy has reached a crisis point. "All the research indicates that biblical literacy in America is at an all-time low," Berding, professor of New Testament at Biola's Talbot School of Theology, told The Christian Post.

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   Is Biblical Illiteracy a'record low'?

   • Gallup polls have tracked this descent to a current ‘record low.’” In “The 9 Most Important Issues Facing the Evangelical Church,” theologian Michael Vlach cites “Biblical Illiteracy in the Church” as his final concern. He agrees with George Barna’s assessment that “the Christian body in America is immersed in a crisis of biblical illiteracy.”

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   Is biblical illiteracy a famine?

   • In an article, titled "The Crisis of Biblical Illiteracy and What We Can Do About It," for Biola University's magazine, Berding described the problem as a famine. And he's not being overly alarmist, he maintained. Subscribe to get daily/weekly email with the top stories (plus special offers!) from The Christian Post. Be the first to know.

   Biblical Illiteracy in US at Crisis Point, Says Bible Expert

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   What's causing a decline in biblical literacy?

   • What's contributing to the decline in biblical literacy is the way Americans view the Bible, Berding believes. " [M]any Americans don't consider the Bible to be authoritative, that is, they don't consider the Bible to place a claim on their lives," he lamented.

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3. library.biblicalarchaeology.org › articleAmericans and the Bible - The BAS Library

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   By George Gallup Jr., Jim Castelli. Americans revere the Bible—but, by and large, they don’t read it. And because they don’t read it, they have become a nation of biblical illiterates. a. Virtually every home in America has at least one Bible.

4. albertmohler.com › 2016/01/20 › the-scandal-ofThe Scandal of Biblical Illiteracy: It’s Our Problem

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   Jan 20, 2016 · Researchers George Gallup and Jim Castelli put the problem squarely: “Americans revere the Bible–but, by and large, they don’t read it. And because they don’t read it, they have become a nation of biblical illiterates.”

5. www.christianpost.com › news › biblical-illiteracyBiblical Illiteracy in US at Crisis Point, Says Bible Expert

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   Jun 16, 2014 · Over a quarter (26 percent) of Americans never read the Bible. The Bible is basic to the Christian life, Berding underscores, and it is through this book that the Gospel message – "the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is the solution for broken and needy sinners" – is revealed.

6. wng.org › opinions › a-nation-of-biblicalA nation of Biblical illiterates - WORLD

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   Jan 6, 2023 · A nation of Biblical illiterates. A timely wake-up call for Christian parents and pastors. The Cultural Research Center of Arizona Christian University has released its American Worldview Inventory 2022. The results are disconcerting, to put it mildly.

7. www.christianpost.com › news › the-scandal-ofThe Scandal of Biblical Illiteracy: It's Our Problem

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   Oct 14, 2005 · Secularized Americans should not be expected to be knowledgeable about the Bible. As the nation's civic conversation is stripped of all biblical references and content, Americans increasingly live in a Scripture-free public space.

8. bulletin.hds.harvard.edu › the-clueless-factorThe Clueless Factor | Harvard Divinity Bulletin

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   While Europeans are reasonably well informed about biblical content (many European countries require world religion courses in their secondary-school curricula) but on average do not claim religious piety, Americans are generally characterized by the opposite phenomenon.

9. www.biola.edu › the-crisis-of-biblical-illiteracyThe Crisis of Biblical Illiteracy - Biola Magazine - Biola ...

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   May 29, 2014 · New Testament scholar David Nienhuis summarizes his understanding of the situation in an article titled “The Problem of Evangelical Biblical Illiteracy: A View from the Classroom”: For well over twenty years now, Christian leaders have been lamenting the loss of general biblical literacy in America. ….