at Westminster Abbey at a very early point in the cremation debate See also J H Overton and Elizabeth Wordsworth, Christopher Wordsworth Bishop of Lincoln 1807-1885 (London, 1888) p 274 Wordsworth’s biographers pointed out that his arguments against cremation had been so misunderstood or misrepresented that
Cremation states: "Although cremation is now permitted by the Church, it does not enjoy the same value as burial of the body The Church clearly prefers and urges that the body of the deceased be present for the funeral rites, since the presence of the human body better expresses the values which the Church affirms in those rites" (no 413)
The Capstone in the Arch of Christianity (Nashville: Word, 2000) 129–32 Other examples of popular treatment of cremation by lesser known evangelicals include: A Graybill Brubaker, “On Cremation for Christians,” Brethren in Christ History & Life 28/1 (April 2005) 220–24; Samuel M
appendix, according to which the deceased must be brought to church prior to cremation, a proper respect and a funeral service is performed and then allowed to be taken for cremation However, after the cremation, the remains of the deceased must be buried under the soil The Orthodox Church does not have an official position on cremation
4 Timothy George, “Good Question: Cremation Confusion,” Christianity Today see Irenaeus, Against Heresies 5 15–16; Augustine, City of God 22 8, 17–20;