Dr. Alvin J. Schmidt's new book, Cremation, Embalmment, or Neither? A Biblical/ Christian Evaluation by Westbow Press (2015) has just come off the press. This new book updates, greatly expands, and reveals additional research pertaining to cremation and embalmment that his previous book, Dust to Dust or Ashes to Ashes (2005) did not contain. The present book has seven new chapters: The Rising Rates of Cremation; From Cremation to Composting; Cremation's Return to the West Presents Problems for Christians; Christianity's Burial Symbolism; Churches and Clergy Acquiesced to Funeral Directors; Embalming: Is It Biblically Correct? And What Christians Are Not Taught or Told About Cremation and Embalmment.
