The
Clergy Letter Project's
Open
Letter Concerning
Religion and Science was collaboratively drafted by clergy
in
Wisconsin
working with
Michael Zimmerman, then Dean of the
College of Letters and Sciences at the University of
Wisconsin-Oshkosh. The
Clergy Letter Project sponsored the
first Evolution
Sunday
on February
12, 2006, and the second on February
11,
2007. Evolution
Weekend 2008 was celebrated February 8-10, 2008 (Evolution Sunday was expanded to accomodate
events on other days). Augustana Lutheran Church in Omaha, NE and St.
Martha's Episcopal Church in Papillion, NE were
among over 800 congregations from across the country and around
the world to participate. Augustana's event was a free viewing
and discussion of the new film
"Paradise Lost: The Religious Life of Charles Darwin" (selected as an
Editor’s Pick by the American Library Association). Information about
the film is available here. St.
Martha's worship services Sunday, February 10 included sermons recognizing
Evolution Weekend. Deacon Nancy W.
Huston, retired biology and reading teacher, preached.
Evolution
Weekend 2009 has been set for 13 -15 February
2009. For more information on the event and on how to
participate, please access an announcement (Word document) from Dr.
Zimmerman by clicking
here. Sermons,
articles, and other resources from
participating clergy are available here.
News stories are available here.
A letter drafted and signed by Jewish rabbis is available here.
The Clergy Letter Project even has a Facebook page, available here.
