Podcast appearances and mentions of kenneth briggs

The Bible is the best-selling book of all time, but why are so few Americans reading it? Kenneth Briggs, former religion editor for The New York Times, joins me to talk about it and his book, "The Invisible Bestseller." PLUS: Dr. Timothy Jennings will join me and we'll talk about it and his book, "The God-Shaped Brain: How Changing Your View of God Transforms Your Life." That and more on Friday’s JANET MEFFERD TODAY.

Kenneth Briggs went on a road trip to discover the condition of the Bible in America. What he found may surprise you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kenneth Briggs went on a road trip to discover the condition of the Bible in America. What he found may surprise you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kenneth Briggs is a journalist and commentator who worked for many years as religion writer for Newsday and religion editor for the New York Times. He is the author of The Invisible Best Seller: Searching for the Bible in America.   He has traveled the country talking to people about the Bible. Even as it is still a bestseller, few people know what is in it.   What is the future of the Bible when it is stripped away of its supernaturalism and it no longer provides the overarching narrative for humanity?   Join us for a candid conversation about the Bible in America.

Kenneth Briggs went on a road trip to discover the condition of the Bible in America. What he found may surprise you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Bible sales on the rise, and with its ongoing reputation as the best-selling book of all time, one might surmise that we’re in a golden age of Bible literacy and moral development.  A quick look around today might lead one to a different set of conclusions. Today we discuss the Bible, it’s role in the church and in society, and the curious paradox that while Bible sales are at record levels, Bible literacy seems to be at an all-time low.  We’ll talk with journalist Kenneth Briggs, author of “The Invisible Bestseller: Searching for the Bible in America,” about his findings in his quest to discover why the Bible is so widely owned, but so rarely read.