Fewer and fewer Americans are using the bible on any kind of regular basis. Among the generation emerging now, Gen Z, the youngest in that generation that use the bible regularly is 34%.
Study: Gen Z Has a Precarious Relationship with the Bible
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2021-08-10 17:48:51
Jonathan Petersen
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Americans born between 1997 and 2012—characterized as Gen Z—are still deciding what to do with the Bible while exhibiting openness to Scripture, according to American Bible Society’s (@americanbible) 11th annual State of the Bible report.
“Many in Gen Z are coming of age without the wisdom and comfort that others have found in the Bible,” says John Farquhar Plake, PhD and director of ministry intelligence for American Bible Society. “More than other generations, Gen Z is uncertain about the value and uniqueness of the Bible for their daily lives.”
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• Gen Z has a shaky relationship with the Bible. One-third of Gen Z youth (34%) are Bible Users,…
