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 ...

Just as the new movie The Testament of Ann Lee brings the Shakers back into the public eye, an exhibition at Philadelphia's Institute of Contemporary Art celebrates the movement's lasting ...

A new film, “The Testament of Ann Lee,” is shining a spotlight on the religious group that established two villages in New Hampshire A new film playing in theaters now, “The Testament of Ann Lee,” is ...

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 ...

South Union Shaker Village, located in Auburn, Kentucky, offers visitors a glimpse into the history of the Shaker community that thrived there from 1807-1922. The Shakers, a religious sect, built a ...

ALBANY — In 1776, something beyond the war for independence was happening in Niskayuna. During that year, Mother Ann Lee and her handful of followers, driven by a vision to establish a church in the ...

Shakers are known for their shaking worship and simple, pacifist lifestyle. From just 12 followers when founding leader Ann Lee brought the protestant movement to the US in 1774 to 6,000 members ...

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 ...