Editing Cremation (section)

==== Methodism ====
An 1898 [[Methodist]] tract titled ''Immortality and Resurrection'' noted that "burial is the result of a belief in the [[Universal resurrection|resurrection of the body]], while cremation anticipates its annihilation."<ref>{{cite book|last=Kelley |first=William|title=The Methodist Review|year=1898|publisher=Methodist Book Concern|location=Cincinnati |page=986}}</ref> ''The Methodist Review'' noted in 1874 that "Three thoughts alone would lead us to suppose that the early Christians would have special care for their dead, namely, the essential Jewish origin of the Church; the mode of burial of their founder; and the doctrine of the resurrection of the body, so powerfully urged by the apostles, and so mighty in its influence on the [[Christian primitivism|primitive Christian]]s. From these considerations, the Roman custom of cremation would be most repulsive to the Christian mind."<ref>{{cite journal|last=Withrow|first=W.H.|year=1874|title=Withrow on the Catacombs|journal=The Methodist Review|volume=26, 34, 56|page=599}}</ref>

Since at least 1992, the [[United Methodist Church]] does not have a specific official statement that either endorses or condemns cremation, leaving the choice to individuals and families.<ref>{{cite web |title=May we consider organ donation and cremation? |url=https://www.umc.org/en/content/ask-the-umc-what-are-the-churchs-views-on-cremation-organ-donation |website=Ask The UMC-FAQs |publisher=United Merthodist Church |access-date=31 July 2023}}</ref> Resources within the official ritual refer to the possible use of an urn and the interment of ashes.<ref>{{cite book |title=The United Methodist Book of Worship |date=1992 |publisher=United Methodist Publishing House |location=Nashville, Tennessee |isbn=0-687-03572-4 |page=141 |chapter=Services of Death and Resurrection}}</ref>