Religio Medici, together with A Letter to a Friend on the Death of His Intimate Friend, and Christian Morals (The Classics of Medicine Library)

xvi, 388 pp. Navy blue full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Includes: Religio Medici; A Letter to a Friend; Christian Morals. Sir Thomas Browne (1605-82) was a writer of breathtaking range and learning, whose works demonstrate a warm and humorous view of human nature. Religio Medici is a spiritual testament and an early psychological self-portrait. In it, Browne mulls over the relation between his medical profession and his Christian faith. It is also notable as the first known English language reference to Zoroastrianism, and for maintaing that religion is not incompatible with science. "A Letter to a Friend" and the aphoristic "Christian Morals" provide profound spiritual guidance to readers.