''Présence protestante'' is a

France 2 France 2 () is a French free-to-air public television channel. The flagship channel of France Télévisions, it broadcasts generalist programming including news, entertainment (such as dramas, films, and game shows), factual programmes, and sp ...

religious programme that presents Protestant

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, which states that Jesus in Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God (Christianity), Son of God and Resurrection of Jesus, rose from the dead after his Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion, whose ...

. It has been produced since the 1950s broadcast every Sunday morning since October 9, 1955.

History

''Présence protestante'' debuted on October 2, 1955 which was presented by Marcel Gosselin, under the leadership of Marc Boegner who was the president of the Protestant Federation of France. Broadcast by RTF, it was originally titled ''Émission protestante'', then renamed to ''Présence protestante'' after a similar French-speaking Swiss program. The show was presented by Marcel Gosselin, who was replaced by Jean Doman in 1980. ''Présence protestante'' deals with theology on French television from a

Protestant Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes Justification (theology), justification of sinners Sola fide, through faith alone, the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by unmerited Grace in Christianity, divin ...

perspective. In 1961, the Protestant clergy made an agreement that meant that ''Présence protestante'' was afforded 1 hour broadcasting time on

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and

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. Since the privatisation of French television channels in 1986, religious programs are broadcast on Antenne 2 (now

References

External links

Official site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Présence protestante 1955 French television series debuts 1950s French television series Television series about Christianity French-language television shows TF1 original programming France 2 Religious television series Protestantism in France