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Article: GHOSTS DEFY THEOLOGIANS
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
- Article date:
- October 31, 1987
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PHOTO THEODORE LUDWIG AND DRAWING (POST-TRIBUNE ILLUSTRATION BY JOE SORIA)
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This time of year, when the wind howls, the trees are naked and afternoon skies darken, it's easy to believe in ghosts.
When the air smells like burning wood, it's easy to imagine that a drowned, tortured soul wanders the dunes, appearing a few times a year.
Throughout the world, it's a common belief that ghosts and spirits wander the earth, said Theodore Ludwig, theology professor at Valparaiso University.
"The practice still remains in most religions," he said. He added that most faiths have two kinds of followers - the educated who don't ...