Isaac EvansDr. HarlessBritish LiteratureApril 7, 2014An Explanation of Religio MediciAlthough members of a religion may title themselves after a faith, each member has their own opinions, interpretations, and applications of the teachings of the religion they embrace. In Religio Medici, Sir Thomas Browne illustrates how he interprets the Christian religion and how he applies the teachings of Christianity to his sense of reason. His writing is a reflection of his deepest convictions. His writings also illustrate how he combined his own ideas and worldview with the dogmatic precepts he learned from his Christian faith. In the first paragraph, Browne states that when it comes to his own religion, some people might think he has no religion. However, Browne then writes that it belongs to the honorable style of a Christian. Browne writes with the intention of proving to his readers that he is a Christian and also to prevent people from labeling him an atheist. Perhaps Browne is aware that some people believe that although a person may be raised by his parents as a Christian, the child as an adult may reject the teachings he was taught to believe as a child. Browne strives in his writings to prove to his readers that he is not a person who has rejected the faith of his upbringing. He declares: "Having seen and examined everything in my mature years and with confirmed judgment, I find myself obliged by the principles of grace and the law of my own reason to embrace no other name than this [ : Christian]” (Greenblatt 1697). The framing of Browne's writing is constructed and written with such sequence that enlightens the reader in understanding what type of Christian best defines Browne's deepest thoughts. F...... middle of paper ...... it is an armor in order to be considered undeniably Christian by its observers. Religio Medici was written by Browne to serve as a creative tool that provokes thoughts of allegation – that Browne is not a Christian – from the perspective of his readers. He intelligently answers each allegation idea with examples of why he is not a heretic using his own brain to answer some questions left unanswered by the Church constitutions. In conclusion, Browne illustrates how it is possible for a person to become paradoxically attached to the Church. dogmas of a religion and also to the dictates of the human brain. Browne teaches us that it is acceptable to be double-minded individuals when it comes to religious faith. It is possible to believe in two-sided philosophical truths and also to hold firmly to the divine path that religion opens to its followers (Greenblatt 1700).