New data shows that in the last five years Bible sales have almost doubled in the UK that It reflects similar trends in America and shows a growing hunger for God's Word all over the world. Bible sales increased 87% between 2019 and 2024, according to data compiled by the Christian publisher SPCK Group using information from Nielsen Book Data. The era The London newspaper first reported this trend.
That's what religion books are like It's rising, The UK has increased by 3% between 2023 and 2024, suppressing national decline actually In the same time frame, sales of non-fiction books fell 6%.
The US has seen a similar surge.
Last fall, the Wall Street Journal cited book tracking data from Circana Bookscan showing that Bible sales increased 22% compared to the same time frame last year. Similarly, the publishing division of the Southern Baptist Convention said Bible sales have skyrocketed 30% over the past year, according to a December report.
There is a widespread hunger for the word of God Crossing Gloves. In RussiaBible sales It's increased 52% of the first three quarters of 2024According to the country's largest book chain.
The British-based Bible Society, co-founded by William Wilberforce in 1804, Sale of the Good News Bible: Youth Edition It has almost doubled since 2021.
SPCK CEO Sam Richardson told the Times that the biblical sales data suggests we are at the heart of important cultural change on issues of faith and religion.
The recent British investigation We found that individuals in their teens and 20s were less likely to identify as atheists than any other age group.
“Atheism, once considered by modern society as the most rational adult view, doesn't seem to have the same weight or appeal anymore,” he said. “In particular, Gen Z Z is much less likely to identify them as atheists than their parents.”
Richardson added that “events like the Covid-19 pandemic and the mental health crisis” have led people to “think deeply about their spirituality.”
Mark Woods of the Bible Society said, “There is Very clear Increased demand for the Bible.”
Tommy Doughty, an assistant professor of theology and Christian worldview at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in the United States, Baptist Press Last year, the story is that Gen Z may be I'm driving Interest in the Bible.
“They are now very interested in younger adults — past their past college days and youngest adolescence,” Doughty told the Baptist Press. “It wouldn't be surprising to see many people starting to look for real answers, not the internet-driven popular culture they own, but many people face social and career decisions.”
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