American Bible Society

Many Christian organizations in the 1800s were ambivalent at best about encouraging enslaved Blacks to read the Bible and in some cases even refused to distribute it to slaves. Yet despite these challenges Black Americans persisted in faith and hewed closely to the Bible as a means of survival.

Research from Barna and the American Bible Society for the "State of the Bible 2020” has found that Americans’ engagement with Scripture has suffered significantly over the course of the pandemic.

The Bible, churches, and chaplains are key sources of comfort to American Veterans and Armed Service members, new research from Barna Group and the American Bible Society has found.