Bible Society work in the USA
 American
Bible Society 1865 Broadway New York NY 10023 USA Tel: +(1)-212-408-1200 Fax: +(1)-212-582-7245 E-mail: info@americanbible.org |
Country Data:
| Area: | 9,372,614 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 281,421,906 (2000) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$34,260 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 97% (1994) | |
| Religions in
% of Population: (Source: Bible Society) |
Protestant |
52.5%
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| Roman Catholic |
27.9%
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| Non-religious |
9.4%
|
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| Jewish |
2.0%
|
|
| Eastern Orthodox |
1.9%
|
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| Mormon |
1.6%
|
|
| Muslim |
1.5%
|
|
| Buddhist |
0.9%
|
|
| Jehovah’s Witness |
0.8%
|
|
| Hindu |
0.4%
|
|
| Bahá’í |
0.3%
|
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| Armenian Apostolic |
0.2%
|
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| Old Catholic |
0.1%
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| Sikh |
0.1%
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| Other |
0.4%
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| Official Language: | No official
federal language — English, Hawaiian (regional) |
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Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1808 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1816 | |
| Date of Full Membership in UBS: | 1946 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
|
Bibles
|
New
Testaments |
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| 1,969,015 | 1,092,741 | 462,720 | 0 | 3,421,885 | 0 |
'You've got the time,' Hosanna tells America's Christians (July 2007)
ABS offers the Bible in ‘an innovative and highly accessible format’ (January 2007)
A place called ‘home’ (November 2006)
Majority of teenagers say Bible influences their behaviour (November 2006)
Lectio Divina: ‘a new spiritual season with the Bible’ among Roman Catholics
(Sep./Oct. 2006)
American Bible Society spreads God’s Word in person and on television (June 2006)
‘Noah’s Ark’ brings rescue at height of storms (June 2006)
Latest News #347 – Exhibition to strengthen ties between Christians (April 2006) [PDF file]
Scripture CDs and cassettes: the end is nigh (March 2006)
Digital player born from prayer and fasting (March 2006)
ABS supplies all Habitat for Humanity Bibles (March 2006)
(November 2005) [PDF file]
Latest News #330 – American Bible Society sees impact of hurricane response
(November 2005) [PDF file]
(November 2005) [PDF file]
Latest News #325 – Report on American Bible Society flood appeal (Sep. 2005) [PDF file]
Bible to guide addicts to recovery (July 2005)
From the streets of Chicago to the Kingdom – via Kansas (June 2005)
Most US teenagers believe in the Resurrection (June 2005)
Latest News (March 2004)
ABS works at street level in Indianapolis (December 2003)
World Watch (December 2003)
Changing lives behind bars (February 2003)
ABS gets hip-hop happy (February 2003)
Stars come out for ABS-OLA (February 2003)
Portion goes into Chinese (February 2003)
Tribute to president (February 2003)
American Bible Society marks anniversary of terrorist attacks (October 2002)
ABS wins award and produces children’s collection (September 2002)
ABS launches Project Constant Hope for ‘dispirited and wounded of heart’ (June 2002)
Bible Societies’ gifts show ‘tangible solidarity’ with ABS following attacks (March 2002)
‘Why I know I’ll see Chris again’ (Jan/Feb 2002)
Policeman sees Bible’s power in aftermath of attacks on USA (Dec. 2001)
Chaplain gets ‘tough questions’ after September 11 (Dec. 2001)
Mother and daughter turn to the Bible (Dec. 2001)
Scripture verse strengthened fireman in World Trade Center ruins (Dec. 2001)
Bible
news in brief (Dec. 2001)
Bible people in the news (Dec. 2001)
New York City: in the wake of September
11 (November 2001)
Tragedy in America – Emergency Appeal
(November 2001)
World Watch (November 2001)
High-quality David videos compete in commercial
marketplace (Oct. 2001)
American Bible Society Office for Latino
Affairs co-operates with drugs and alcohol ministry (October 2001)
ABS integrates publishing (September
2001)
World Watch (September 2001)
Good News Bible gets new name (July/August
2001)
ABS Launches The Learning Bible (January/February 2001)
Hot Meals, Hugs and Hope (December
2000)
Navajo Celebrate the Scripture
(October 2000)
Scripture Videos for Young Children
(July/August 2000)
Bible People in the News (July/August
2000)
Grannies Bicycle for the Bible (March
2000)
Raising Hope on Reservations
(February 2000)
Truckers’ Oasis on the Eternal
Road (February 2000)
Jubilee Bible Celebrates African-American
Heritage of Faith (February 2000)
Carrying on Korea’s Biblical
Tradition (February 2000)
Bible People in the News (February
2000)
Flood Victims ‘Hungry for Bibles’
(December 1999)
Bible News in Brief (October 1999)
Research Center for Scripture
and Media Takes Bible into 21st Century (Sep. 1999)
Newspapers Bring Good News
to Readers as Part of ‘Year of the Bible’ Project (Sep. 1999)
New Evangelism Ministry Goes On-Line
(September 1999)
Writer’s Prayer Sends Scriptures
to Drug Pusher (July/August 1999)
American Psychologist Says Therapists
Should Use the Bible in Counselling (July/August 1999)
ABS Donates Scriptures to Help Bring
Hope to U.S. Crisis Victims (June 1999)
UBS Hurricane Appeal Helps Bible
Societies in Central America Rebuild ... (June 1999)
Bible News in Brief (June 1999)
Indigenous Peoples Claim their
Cultures for Christ (January 1999)
Planning for Year of the Bible
(October 1998)
Diversity Through Race and Tradition
– Unity Through the Gospel (October 1998)
‘Extreme Faith’ at Bible Rally
1998 (July/August 1998)
Bible People in the News
(June 1998)
Onward Christian Surfers! (March 1998)
