The Clergy Letter Project has issued a new letter as an interfaith statement in advance of the “Truth Matters” theme for the 2026 Religion and Science Weekend on Feb. 13-15.
The letter was drafted by Rev. Vern Barnet, who works with the Center for Religious Experience and Study, as a way to explore interfaith themes and the value inherent to the intersection of religion and science.
“The scientific impulse may originate in awe or curiosity, which are also features of religious questions and encounters,” the letter reads. “Science and religion are complementary ways of approaching our place in the cosmos. While science may use chemicals in a test tube and religion may use an image in a stained-glass window, both can help us appreciate opportunities before us.”
Clergy Letter Project founder Michael Zimmerman encourages use of the new Interfaith Clergy Letter in 2026 Religion and Science Weekend activities and for those interested in signing on to contact him through the website.