As Record Bible Disengagement Rages, Researchers Discover ‘Good Reason For Hope’ If Key Trend Continues

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As Record ****** Disengagement Rages, Researchers Discover ‘Good Reason For Hope’ If Key Trend Continues

A new survey yielded results that could give Christians a “good reason for hope” when it comes to the Gospel’s impact on young people, according to 

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This year, 54% of Gen Z adults (ages 18-27) agreed the ******’s message has transformed their lives, up from 50% last year.

These results are captured in the first chapter of the 14th annual “

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The increase in support for Scripture’s message left Dr. John Farquhar Plake, chief program officer and editor-in-chief of the State of the ******, with some hope for the future, despite noting the decrease in Scripture engagement in recent years.

“Our youngest adults show signs of interest in the ******, curiosity about it, and transformative interaction with it,” Plake 

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, breaking down the increase in those who say the “message of the ****** has transformed their lives.” “If this trend continues, we have good reason for hope.”

On the negative front, though, the research found “there are more ****** Disengaged Americans than ever.” The State of the ****** found people fall into a number of categories when it comes to ****** engagement: Scripture Engaged, ****** Disengaged, or in the Movable Middle.

Tragically, the survey found 10 million people slid from the middle to the least engaged bucket, amounting to 4% of the total population, according to an overview of results.

“Now 57% of Americans are ****** Disengaged — the highest number in the 14-year history of this survey,” the statement read.

One of the other fascinating finds centers on race. White Americans’ Scripture engagement 

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 over the last year to 16%, while ****** Americans saw their Scripture engagement increase to 28%.

The ********* ****** Society said ****** Americans also have higher ******* attendance and other “measures of spiritual vitality.”

Additional chapters will be released throughout the year, providing a lens into where Americans stand on ****** engagement and ****** practices. Read more about the results of the study 

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