Presbyterian Panel Survey, May 2001, The U.S. Congregational Life Survey (Presbyterian Panel Version), Clergy

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VIEWBIBL Which statement comes closest to your view of the Bible?   1) The Bible is the word of God, to be taken literally word for word.   2) The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical and cultural context.   3) The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical context and the Church's teachings.   4) The Bible is not the word of God, but contains God's word to us.   5) The Bible is not the word of God but is a valuable book.   7) Don't know

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
The Bible is the word of God, to be taken literally word for word.	41	4.5%	4.5%	-2.04
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical and cultural context.	485	52.7%	57.2%	-.64
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical context and the Church's teachings.	328	35.7%	92.8%	.75
The Bible is not the word of God, but contains God's word to us.	62	6.7%	99.6%	2.15
The Bible is not the word of God but is a valuable book.	3	.3%	99.9%	3.54
Don't know	1	.1%	100%	6.33

Variable Comparisons

Age Gender Race Political party Marital status Household income

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
The Bible is the word of God, to be taken literally word for word.	4.2% 5	2.6% 8	5.5% 23	4.5% 3	4.3% 39
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical and cultural context.	54.6% 65	54.9% 167	51.2% 213	51.5% 34	52.9% 479
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical context and the Church's teachings.	34.5% 41	36.8% 112	35.6% 148	33.3% 22	35.7% 323
The Bible is not the word of God, but contains God's word to us.	5.9% 7	5.3% 16	7.2% 30	10.6% 7	6.6% 60
The Bible is not the word of God but is a valuable book.	0.8% 1	0.0% 0	0.5% 2	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 119	100.0% 304	100.0% 416	100.0% 66	905

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
The Bible is the word of God, to be taken literally word for word.	1.4% 3	5.2% 36	4.3% 39
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical and cultural context.	60.3% 126	50.6% 353	52.9% 479
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical context and the Church's teachings.	31.1% 65	37.2% 259	35.8% 324
The Bible is not the word of God, but contains God's word to us.	7.2% 15	6.5% 45	6.6% 60
The Bible is not the word of God but is a valuable book.	0.0% 0	0.4% 3	0.3% 3
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 209	100.0% 697	906

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Indian	Asian	Hispanic	Some other race	TOTAL
The Bible is the word of God, to be taken literally word for word.	3.8% 33	22.2% 2	25.0% 1	18.2% 2	12.5% 1	0.0% 0	4.3% 39
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical and cultural context.	53.7% 466	33.3% 3	0.0% 0	36.4% 4	50.0% 4	33.3% 1	52.9% 478
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical context and the Church's teachings.	35.7% 310	33.3% 3	50.0% 2	36.4% 4	37.5% 3	33.3% 1	35.8% 323
The Bible is not the word of God, but contains God's word to us.	6.5% 56	11.1% 1	25.0% 1	9.1% 1	0.0% 0	33.3% 1	6.6% 60
The Bible is not the word of God but is a valuable book.	0.3% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
TOTAL	100.0% 868	100.0% 9	100.0% 4	100.0% 11	100.0% 8	100.0% 3	903

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	Natural Law	TOTAL
The Bible is the word of God, to be taken literally word for word.	2.0% 10	2.9% 5	11.5% 24	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.3% 39
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical and cultural context.	48.4% 243	59.9% 103	56.5% 118	56.3% 9	0.0% 0	52.6% 473
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical context and the Church's teachings.	39.8% 200	33.1% 57	28.7% 60	37.5% 6	100.0% 1	36.0% 324
The Bible is not the word of God, but contains God's word to us.	9.4% 47	3.5% 6	2.9% 6	6.3% 1	0.0% 0	6.7% 60
The Bible is not the word of God but is a valuable book.	0.2% 1	0.6% 1	0.5% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
Don't know	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 502	100.0% 172	100.0% 209	100.0% 16	100.0% 1	900

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
The Bible is the word of God, to be taken literally word for word.	4.4% 35	4.0% 4	4.3% 39
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical and cultural context.	52.9% 425	52.5% 52	52.9% 477
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical context and the Church's teachings.	35.7% 287	35.4% 35	35.7% 322
The Bible is not the word of God, but contains God's word to us.	6.5% 52	8.1% 8	6.7% 60
The Bible is not the word of God but is a valuable book.	0.4% 3	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
Don't know	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 803	100.0% 99	902

Household income (I-INCOME)

	$10K-19,999	$20K-49,999	$50K-99,999	$100K+	TOTAL
The Bible is the word of God, to be taken literally word for word.	25.0% 1	7.3% 19	3.0% 15	3.0% 4	4.3% 39
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical and cultural context.	75.0% 3	56.4% 146	52.8% 265	44.8% 60	52.7% 474
The Bible is the word of God, to be interpreted in the light of its historical context and the Church's teachings.	0.0% 0	30.9% 80	36.7% 184	44.8% 60	36.0% 324
The Bible is not the word of God, but contains God's word to us.	0.0% 0	5.4% 14	7.0% 35	7.5% 10	6.6% 59
The Bible is not the word of God but is a valuable book.	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 3	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0
TOTAL	100.0% 4	100.0% 259	100.0% 502	100.0% 134	899