"Tis a gift to be simple, tis a gift to be free. Tis a gift to come down where you ought to be." This is a soothing folk song that I grew up hearing. I began to understand what it really meant when I ...

For Fastvold, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter (“The Brutalist”) and director, bringing Lee’s spiritual journey to the screen shines a big spotlight on a relatively unknown but influential historical ...

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 ...

Though the faith currently comprises one active community with two congregants, Shakerism’s ideals have found new acolytes in the food, fashion, art and design worlds. By Christopher Barnard In August ...