It is the second half of the 19th century, and there were great changes for the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing. If you are not familiar with that name, you might be more ...

Far more than a furniture style, Shakerism represented an all-consuming belief system rooted in celibacy, community, and ...

Shaker Spring House Trail in Harvard offers a glimpse into a mysterious religious community that once made its home in the ...

Members of the nation's last living Shaker community have arranged to forever protect their land and historic buildings through the sale of conservation and preservation easements to two New ...

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 ...

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In The Testament of Ann Lee after Ann Lee’s death in 1784, the film shifts to her Shaker followers continuing communal life, ...

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 ...

SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio -- City Council adopted a community-driven “Framework for a Safe and Just Shaker” initiative Monday (Aug. 28) that will keep a more sweeping set of proposed charter amendments ...