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Christian Burial: Dividing up Cremains and other Troubling Habits

By Calvin Lane Over the past generation American Christians, including and perhaps especially Episcopalians, have increasingly favored cremation over casket burial. This shift has happened for a variety of r... Read More...

St. Augustine on ‘Caring for the dead’

St. Augustine commends prayer for all the dead, as well as burial in holy places, with monuments.

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