Can Christians Believe in Ghosts?

Can Christians Believe in Ghosts?

From Truth Unites by Gavin Ortlund

April 30, 2026 · 15 min

About this episode

Gavin Ortlund explores whether Christians can believe in ghosts from a biblical perspective.

Gavin Ortlund explores whether Christians can believe in ghosts, offering a biblical perspective that challenges pop-culture ideas while taking the supernatural seriously. Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. 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. SUPPORT: Tax Deductible Support: https://truthunites.org/donate/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truthunites FOLLOW: Website: https://truthunites.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truth.unites/ X: https://x.com/gavinortlund Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TruthUnitesPage/

People in this episode

Host: Gavin Ortlund

Topics covered

  • ghosts
  • Christianity
  • supernatural
  • biblical perspective
  • pop-culture
  • theology

Keywords

  • ghosts
  • Christian belief
  • supernatural
  • theology
  • biblical perspective
  • pop-culture ideas

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Truth Unites, Phoenix Seminary, Immanuel Nashville, Fuller Theological Seminary

More episodes of Truth Unites

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Truth Unites podcast page.