What did the early Church leaders think the Bible said about ghosts? How have their beliefs changed over time? In this episode, Matt discusses a paper by Matthew McGuire on the history of ghost beliefs within the context of Christianity. He also provides some additional context for the points made in the paper and suggests some critiques of it.
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This episode featured music by Matthew Armstrong and production assistance from Kaylia Metcalfe.
Sources
Finucane, David J. 2001. Historical Introduction: The Example of Early Modern and Nineteenth-Century England. In Hauntings and Poltergeists, Multidisciplinary Perspectives. Edited by James Houran and Rense Lange.
Lavatar, Ludwig. 1570 (English translation 1596). Of Ghostes and Spirites, Walking by Night. Translated into English by R.H., printed in 1596 by Thomas Creede, London, UK. 2024 reprint by Legare Street Press, mimeographed from a copy in the Rare Books Collection at the Susquehanna University, Pennsylvania.
McGuire, Matthew. 2024. Ghosts and the Church: A Brief History. The Christian Parapsychologist, New Series, Vol. 3 No. 3: 3-25.
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