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Can Christians Believe in Ghosts?

Theologian

Gavin Ortlund


Duration

14.5


Uploaded to YouTube

30 April 2026

Added to Database

4 May 2026


YouTube description

Gavin Ortlund explores whether Christians can believe in ghosts, offering a biblical perspective that challenges pop-culture ideas while taking the supernatural seriously.

Videos Mentioned:
Purgatory: A Protestant Perspective: https://youtu.be/YPnNldd9K8c?si=ayQ2EUFqei93kwxY
A Christian View of Stars (This Will Surprise You): https://youtu.be/pey9uQna2U4?si=Ua61ve7XvFx5Lfak
The Night Tolkien Convinced C.S. Lewis of Christ (The Power of Myth): https://youtu.be/fEZ8ahKcVFM?si=zI56Ifmnebbk3w0A
Satan: Everything You Need to Know in One Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTk0LfDrfko

Articles Mentioned:
https://www.christianpost.com/news/how-many-americans-believe-in-ghosts-spells-and-superstition.html
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/article/angelic-fall-theodicy-in-dialogue-with-tolkien-augustine-and-aquinas/

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Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.

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00:00 - Introduction
01:05 - Defining "Ghost"
04:07 - Is There a Supernatural Explanation?
10:10 - Don’t Be Enamored by Demons
11:10 - Don’t Be Afraid of Demons
13:00 - Closing