The relationship between science and the Christian Church has never been viewed as a positive one. The Christian Church has often been ostracized for their role in the history of science, and to some degree is most commonly held responsible for most, if not all the struggles that science had to undergo to achieve it's status today. In David Lindberg's article titled "Science and the Christian Church" Lindberg explores this idea by not taking sides with the Christian church, or the sciences, but by examining other possible explanations as to why the scientific struggle was so hard.

Throughout Lindbergs article, he offers many additional possible explanations for the struggle of science then the rise of Christianity. Though he does not entirely dismiss the idea that the Christian Church had anything to do in hindering scientific achievement, he does not entirely blame them either. Lindberg even goes as far...