Jean-François Collange (born

Le Puy-en-Velay Le Puy-en-Velay (, literally ''Le Puy in Velay''; oc, Lo Puèi de Velai ) is the prefecture of the Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France. Located near the river Loire, the city is famous for its ca ...

, 1944) is a French

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pastor and professor of theology. He served as Lutheran pastor in

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and

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, before turning to

exegetical Exegesis ( ; from the Greek , from , "to lead out") is a critical explanation or interpretation of a text. The term is traditionally applied to the interpretation of Biblical works. In modern usage, exegesis can involve critical interpretation ...

studies, taking up a post of practical theology at the Faculty of Protestant Theology of the

University of Strasbourg The University of Strasbourg (french: Université de Strasbourg, Unistra) is a public research university located in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, with over 52,000 students and 3,300 researchers. The French university traces its history to the ea ...

in 1981. He continued teaching at the faculty until 2000. In 2003 he was elected President of the

Protestant Church of Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine The Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine (french: Église protestante de la Confession d’Augsbourg d’Alsace et de Lorraine, ''EPCAAL''; german: Protestantische Kirche Augsburgischen Bekenntnisses von Elsass und ...

. In 2006 he was elected the first president of the

Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine The Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine (french: Union des Églises protestantes d'Alsace et de Lorraine, UEPAL; german: Die Union der Protestantischen Kirchen von Elsass und Lothringen; gsw-FR, D' Union vu da Protäschtàntischa ...

(UEPAL). He was re-elected in 2009 and again in 2012, but announced that he would be standing down at the end of 2013. In an interview in 2013, he admitted that UEPAL was his own initiative.

Bibliography

* Epitre au Corinthiens - 1972 * The Epistle of Saint Paul to the Philippians, 1979 (translation of Epitre au Philippiens - 1973) * L'éthique du nouveau testament - 1980 * L'épître de Saint Paul à Philémon (Labor et Fides) - 1987 * Théologie des droits de l'homme Editions du Cerf, 1989 * Ethique et transplantation d'organes, 2000 * La vie, quelle vie? exte imprimé: bioéthique et protestantisme, Editions Olivétan, 2007

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