Two former Shaker communities are preserved historical sites in Kentucky — Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill near Lexington and ...

A new show of historic and contemporary art at the ICA in Philadelphia shows the legacy and culture of the Shakers.

Hundreds of visitors toured Shaker Village and its historic barn in New Gloucester, Maine, on Sunday during Open Farm Day. (Clarke Canfield/Courthouse News) NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine (CN) — At its peak ...

In the trailer for The Testament of Ann Lee—the Amanda Seyfried drama in theaters now—you’ll see much of what you might expect from a film about early American religion. There’s spirited devotional ...

DRIVE TO SCARBOROUGH SOUTHERN TIP PROUTS NECK, WHICH JUTS OUT INTO SACO BAY. IF SOME OF THE VIEWS HERE LOOK VAGUELY FAMILIAR, EVEN IF YOU’VE NEVER BEEN, THERE MAY BE A REASON PROUTS NECK’S MOST FAMOUS ...

Many of the tenets that 18th-century Shaker movement founder Ann Lee espoused hundreds of years ago could well enlighten today’s not-always-inclusive culture, says Amanda Seyfried. Related Articles ...

Gay blades from Pittsfield, Mass., riding past the big brick house a century ago, might have smiled to hear them singing: Oh, it is by holy living That we gain an entrance there; For communion with ...

An almost extinct celibate Christian sect is enjoying a 50 percent increase in its numbers—going from two members to three. Speaking with NPR, the new member, Sister April Baxter, 59, said she had ...

Centuries after the first Shakers came to America, filmmaker Mona Fastvold's vibrant movie musical brings their story to modern audiences.