An art exhibition about the Shakers, also known as The United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, would naturally have furniture. The Institute of Contemporary Art has plenty: ladder ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mona Fastvold’s musical drama The Testament of Ann Lee stars Amanda Seyfried as the titular founder of the Shaker sect, a group ...

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 ...

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 ...

During the mid-19th century, the Shakers were the largest and most successful utopian group in existence, with tight-knit communities scattered throughout the Northeast and in Kentucky. The religious ...