{"id":21041,"date":"2024-02-26T17:09:31","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T22:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/?p=21041"},"modified":"2024-02-26T17:09:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T22:09:31","slug":"only-4-percent-of-americans-have-a-biblical-worldview-according-to-new-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2024\/02\/only-4-percent-of-americans-have-a-biblical-worldview-according-to-new-study","title":{"rendered":"Only 4 Percent of Americans Have a Biblical Worldview According to New Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_21053\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21053\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/140\/2024\/02\/biblical-worldview_credit-Adobe-Stock.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21053\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/140\/2024\/02\/biblical-worldview_credit-Adobe-Stock.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adobe Stock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arizonachristian.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/CRC-Release-AWVI-1-February-19-2024.pdf\">study<\/a> released by the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University has revealed some stark realities about the disparate beliefs of Americans. The study is the Center\u2019s fifth annual American Worldview Inventory, which interviewed 2,000 US adults in January. The researchers focused on the prevalence of 14 worldviews throughout the country and determined that \u201csyncretism\u201d is the pervading worldview of Americans, with 92 percent describing their main worldview in such terms. Syncretism is defined as \u201ca fusion of disparate ideologies, beliefs, behaviors, and principles culled from a variety of competing worldviews into a customized blend.\u201d In second place was a biblical worldview, with four percent adhering to it.<\/p>\n<p>Of the 14 worldviews represented, only four would be considered \u201cmonotheistic:\u201d biblical worldview, Judaism, Islam, and Moralistic Therapeutic Deism. Those with syncretic worldviews gathered their beliefs from an average of 10 different worldviews. Those who identified as Christian were also just as likely to identify with syncretism, with 92 percent of self-identified Christians describing their beliefs in syncretic terms. Out of all people who identified with a faith group, Mormons were the most likely to identify with the worldview of their faith, with 24 percent identifying with a Mormon worldview and 76 percent identifying with syncretism.<\/p>\n<p>George Barna, director of the Center, stated the data showed that Americans are looking for guidance, but turning to the wrong sources. \u201cIt is disheartening to see how out of whack people\u2019s expectations have become during these chaotic and confusing times. Just as the Jews misunderstood the nature of Jesus\u2019s messiahship some 2,000 years ago, expecting a warrior king who raise Judaism to power, millions of Americans are deceived enough to think that electing the \u2018right\u2019 president will bring stability, security, unity, and sanity to America,\u201d he said. He said the country was in need of a \u201cspiritual awakening\u201d that will \u201cfoster a deeper understanding of self and society in light of our shared spiritual condition.\u201d He stressed the importance of having a consistent worldview. \u201cEvery American adult has a worldview, and every American relies on their worldview every day to make each decision in their life. That\u2019s the function of a worldview. It helps us make decisions that are consistent with what we believe and what we desire.\u201d He added, \u201cSadly, people have become so self-focused and their beliefs are now so self-serving that no politician elected in 2024 can reasonably be expected to restore common purpose and shared vision to the nation without a serious reshaping of people\u2019s worldviews.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new study released by the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University has revealed some stark realities about the disparate beliefs of Americans. The study is the Center\u2019s fifth annual American Worldview Inventory, which interviewed 2,000 US adults in January. 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