green burial
What’s a natural burial? A Christian theologian explains
By Beth Hoeltke — March 14, 2022
(The Conversation) — Green burial is not a new concept, but it is gaining interest among consumers, and some religious groups are leading the way. A theologian explains what’s involved and who natural burials appeal to.
Lack of burial space is changing age-old funeral practices, and in Japan ‘tree burials’ are gaining in popularity
By Natasha Mikles — June 9, 2021
(The Conversation) — In a Japanese tree burial, cremated remains are placed in the ground and a tree is planted over the ashes to mark the gravesite. Environmental responsibility is part of Buddhism.
Months into COVID-19, funeral directors and clergy continue to innovate death care
By Alejandra Molina — July 10, 2020
(RNS) — Spurred by lockdowns, funeral homes, green burial conservations and houses of faith are innovating to adjust to a new normal of death care.
Composting may offer the latest option in green burials
By Tracy Simmons — February 4, 2019
(RNS) — The approach, called recomposition, is currently being discussed by lawmakers and, if approved, could become a legal third option for after-death care by 2020.
How secular Americans are reshaping funeral rituals
By Simon Davis — December 17, 2015
(RNS) This may be the year that cremation surpasses burial for the first time in the United States, as a long-standing trend continues.
Video: From dust to dust – Gilbert Becker’s green burial
By Sally Morrow — January 23, 2014
As Gilbert Becker of Blue Springs, Mo. approached the end of life, he and and his family decided to plan a "green" or "natural" burial at Green Acres Cemetery near Columbia, Mo.
Green burials reflect a shift to care for the body and soul
By Lauren Markoe — January 23, 2014
(RNS) A green burial is a way to care for the Earth and answer to the part of the soul that recoils at the pomp of the average American funeral, and takes seriously the biblical reminder: “For dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”
Cremation is popular. But is it green?
By Lauren Markoe — January 23, 2014
(RNS) Cremation is forbidden by some religions and required by others. But does it help the environment?
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