I agree that people could benefit from an understanding of both, but I'm finding it hard to see how the actual body of scientific work could be improved by incorporating religion in any way.
Not religion, but there are ancient texts, that are sacred for several religions, not the Bible, which contain a lot of Wisdom and insight that i think science could benefit upon by exploring and studying it, instead of ignoring it as mere mysticism. Well there are/were some scientists exploring it but they're the minority;