Project Gutenberg 1996-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 178 Browne, Thomas, Sir 1605 1682 Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend Produced by Henry Flower and Judith Boss, Omaha, Nebraska "Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend" by Sir Thomas Browne is a collection of philosophical and religious essays written in the 17th century. The work is significant for its exploration of spirituality, mortality, and the human condition, reflecting the complexity of Browne's thoughts as a physician and a thinker during a transformative period in history. The opening portion of the collection delves deep into Browne’s personal reflections on his faith and the philosophical underpinnings of his beliefs. He begins by asserting his Christian identity despite facing doubts from others due to his profession and demeanor. Browne emphasizes the importance of reason and personal interpretation of faith, advocating for an understanding of religion that transcends dogma. He discusses the relevance of charity and openness towards others’ beliefs and the historical context of varying Christian doctrines. Through a mixture of prose, reason, and introspective contemplation, he illustrates a mind grappling with the eternal themes of existence and divinity, setting the stage for the subsequent essays in the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Essays Christian life Medicine -- History Christian ethics Medical ethics Funeral rites and ceremonies Religion and medicine PR Text Harvard Classics Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: Literature Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 450565 450577 2024-09-01T06:03:44.190909 2023-10-01T05:44:42.888606 text/html text/html 452584 2019-11-11T08:24:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 945291 2019-11-11T08:27:56 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 666958 2024-09-01T06:03:51.347894 application/epub+zip 668871 2024-09-01T06:03:45.302888 application/epub+zip 231168 2024-09-01T06:03:44.722902 application/epub+zip 693967 2024-09-01T06:03:55.774859 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 650774 2024-09-01T06:03:50.717865 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324688 2022-09-01T06:32:56.455348 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371413 371388 2024-09-01T06:03:43.193904 2023-10-01T05:44:42.052566 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 371623 2019-11-11T08:24:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 146735 2019-11-11T08:27:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20494 2024-09-01T06:03:55.921825 application/rdf+xml 17125 2024-09-01T06:03:44.857896 image/jpeg 2370 2024-09-01T06:03:44.789888 image/jpeg 967516 2024-09-01T06:03:44.287890 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia