There was a major culture shift in the Sixties. Maybe that’s when Bible literacy took a nose dive. Maybe?
Biblical illiteracy in the 1980s
Who preached the Sermon on the Mount? According to Gallup, many don’t know. (Read this for that answer and more insight into the biblical illiteracy problem).
Biblical illiteracy in the 1990s and 2000s
Before smartphones there was a crisis of biblical illiteracy in the post-biblical era of the 90s and aughts.
Biblical illiteracy in 2014
Is there a trend line for declining Bible literacy? If there’s a trend, there should be a starting point. Right?
Biblical illiteracy in 2019
Let’s start with a brief recap of 2019 news on biblical illiteracy and discover one of the most concerning aspect of this problem.
The problem with the problem of biblical illiteracy
Bible literacy is important, but all the talk about “biblical illiteracy” troubles me. Let’s see if we can get to the heart of the matter.