The historic milestone will be marked with a kind of Shakerpalooza as more than 100 Shaker scholars, collectors and admirers will gather at the Shaker Historical Society on Saturday. Members of the ...

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 ...

Amanda Seyfried says no to sex in the dance-fueled film "The Testament of Ann Lee," which tells the real history behind the ...

For Ann Lee, this passage and others in the Bible were signs. They were signs that Christians who wanted to withdraw from " the world" into their own communities could not only sing praises and thanks ...

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 ...

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 ...

Another view of Hancock Shaker Village, straddling the border of Pittsfield and Hancock, Mass. Pictured is a Shaker armed rocking chair, Alfred, Maine, circa 1820-1840, height 41 1/2", from The ...

There’s something in Shaker history that not many people know about. It’s not a secret, per say; it’s more of an unusual societal quirk buried deep within personal journals and rarely documented. But ...

Actress Amanda Seyfried invokes the adage rhythmically as the titular character in director Mona Fastvold’s The Testament of ...