Présence protestante explained

Genre:	Religious broadcasting
Creator:	Marcel Gosselin
Country:	France
Language:	Italian
Runtime:	30 minutes
Channel:	France 2
Last Aired:	present

Présence protestante is a France 2 religious programme that presents Protestant Christianity.^[1] It has been produced since the 1950s broadcast every Sunday morning since October 9, 1955.^[2]

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.^[3] It was broadcast RTF, it was originally titled Émission protestante, then it renamed the Présence protestante based on a similar french-speaking Swiss program.^[4] The show was presented by Marcel Gosselin until being replaced by Jean Doman in 1980.^[2]

Présence protestante deals with theology on French television from a Protestant perspective.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Since 1961 the television Catholic/Protestant clergy made an agreement that meant that Présence protestante was afforded 1 hour broadcasting time on Easter, Christmas.^[2]

Since the privatisation of French television channels in 1986, religious broadcasts are now broadcast on Antenne 2 (now France 2).^[8]

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. Book: Willaime . Jean-Paul . Fath . sébastien . La nouvelle France protestante: Essor et recomposition au XXIe siècle . 22 November 2017 . Labor et Fides . 978-2-8309-5003-8 . 18 July 2022 . fr.
2. Moitel . Pierre . Plettner . Claude . France: The History of Religious Television . Research Trends in Religious Communication . 1987 . 8 . 3/4 . 20–24 . Centre for the Study of Communication and Culture.
3. News: Soixante ans de Présence protestante . 18 July 2022 . La Vie.fr . n.d. . fr-FR.
4. Web site: " Présence protestante " à la télévision.
5. " Présence protestante " et représentation du protestantisme [La télévision et les protestants, les protestants et la télévision, Marcel Gosselin et Jean Cabriès]]. Gilbert. Vincent. July 18, 1984. Autres Temps. 2. 1. 81–86. www.persee.fr.
6. Marcel Gosselin et Jean Cabriès, La Télévision et les Protestants. Les Protestants et la Télévision, 1984. Roger. Mehl. July 18, 1985. Revue d'Histoire et de Philosophie religieuses. 65. 1. 90–91. www.persee.fr.
7. Book: Le Dictionnaire universel des créatrices. November 26, 2015. Éditions des femmes. 9782721006516 . Google Books.
8. Book: Sengers . Erik . Sunier . Thijl . Religious Newcomers and the Nation State: Political Culture and Organized Religion in France and the Netherlands . 2010 . Eburon . 102 . 9789059723986 . 18 October 2022.