Views about human evolution among Christians by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among Christians by views about human evolution

% of Christians who say humans…

Interpreting scriptureEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Word of God; should be taken literally11%22%2%60%5%9,031
Word of God; not everything taken literally18%38%3%37%3%8,437
Word of God; other/don't know8%20%5%50%17%889
Not the word of God48%28%5%16%3%4,891
Other/don't know23%29%11%26%10%1,800
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