Paper title:
 From Silence to Finding a Voice: Europe Moving from Religious Tolerance to Freedom of Belief
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4316/CC.2023.01.02
Published in:
Issue 1 (Vol. 29) / 2023
Publishing date:
2023-07-31
Pages:
31 - 52
Author(s):
Saim Gündoğan, Ekrem Yaşar Akçay
Abstract:
 This article will explore the problem of religious tolerance and freedom of belief through the opinions and thoughts of William Penn and analyse European peace as a proposed solution to these problems. Although Penn’s analysis of the problem is positioned in its historical context and constitutes a solution model to the problems of his region and historical period, this analysis can also be tackled independently from its historical context, and it can shed light on solution proposals to certain problems of today. This study will discuss these problems based on Penn’s evaluations of tolerance and freedom of belief, and because of these evaluations, a philosophical analysis of the ideal of European peace and European integration will be offered as a model by this author.
Keywords:
 William Penn, Europe, Peace, European Parliament, Religion




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