The Emergence of Notions of Religious Tolerance and Liberty in Christian Antiquity

At the beginning of the Common Era, Christian communities found themselves confronted by situations where the idea of the religious caused disorders. Theologians and political authorities tried to resolve conflicts and to guarantee an acceptable modus vivendi. Did notions of religious tolerance and liberty emerge then? We reflect here on this controversial question by beginning with the analysis of expressions supposed to convey these two principles: tolerantia and libertas religionis.