Reddit reviews History of Christianity in the Reformation Era (Great Courses) (Teaching Company) (Course Number 690 DVD)

Ultimately Western science only operates within a very specific set of philosophical assumptions. An intentional narrowing of parameters for the sake of understanding a particular part of creation in a particular way. But those philosophical assumptions are only justifiable within a Christian framework, and historically speaking, they only came about in the first place because of that framework.

EDIT: I should be more specific - a Catholic framework. Read a real history book, people.

EDIT 2: I know I'm going to get called out on this, so here are some history books which deal with Catholic engagement in science:

http://www.amazon.com/Atheist-Delusions-Christian-Revolution-Fashinable-ebook/dp/B00D99NS4O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415805107&sr=8-1&keywords=atheist+delusions

A little first-thingsy (actually a lot, come to think of it), but he's blatantly trying to mimic the bombast of Hitchens, Dawkins, et al.

http://www.amazon.com/Catholicism-Science-Greenwood-Guides-Religion-ebook/dp/B00352KPS2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415805209&sr=8-1&keywords=catholicism+and+science

http://www.amazon.com/History-Christianity-First-Three-Thousand-ebook/dp/B0030CVQ5I/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1415805286&sr=1-1&keywords=christianity+the+first+three+thousand+years

http://www.amazon.com/Christianity-Illustrated-History-Civilization-Architecture/dp/1844837173/ref=sr_1_11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1415805312&sr=1-11&keywords=christianity+illustrated+history

http://www.amazon.com/Story-Christianity-David-Bentley-Hart/dp/1435129636/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1415805358&sr=1-1&keywords=christianity+david+bentley+hart

DBH dials down the bitch in this book. I just remembered I have his pipe.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006Y35NEK?btkr=1

http://www.amazon.com/History-Christianity-Reformation-Courses-Teaching/dp/B0016RNDC8/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1415805470&sr=1-4&keywords=brad+gregory