If Americans are deeply religious people, what does religious studies scholar, Stephen Prothero, mean when he claims that many Americans are also religious illiterates?

If Americans are deeply religious people, what does religious studies scholar, Stephen Prothero, mean when he claims that many Americans are also religious illiterates?

Students must use APA style citations in their writing assignments.  Please use World RELG4 Introduction to World Religions, Robert E. Van Voorst, 2020, Cengage, ISBN.13: 978-1-337-40505-8, as one of your citations.  Please submit an original paper (not previously written), between 350-500 words (1-2 pages).