Religio Medici

Name: Religio Medici
Author: Sir Thomas Browne

Sir Thomas Browne (1605–1682) was an English physician who practised medicine in Norwich for most of his life. Alongside his medical work he wrote some of the most distinctive prose of the seventeenth century, ranging over religion, science, burial customs, and gardening. His best-known book, Religio Medici (1643), reflects on a doctor's faith; our library also holds his Christian Morals, published after his death.

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First published: 1642
Category: Holiness
Length: 32k words · about 2 hours
Chapters: 10
Modernized version: In the reader: the Original, the Modernized text in present-day English, or both side by side. On average, the Modernized text keeps about 81% of the original wording.
Narration: 🎧 Isabella · British English

About this book

Sir Thomas Browne's personal statement of his faith, first published in 1642 — the 'religion of a physician.' Browne, a Norfolk doctor, reflects on Scripture, reason, death, charity, and the wonders of creation, in prose famous for its richness and music. A classic of English literature, and a candid portrait of a seventeenth-century Christian mind at work.