The wild true story behind 'Testament of Ann Lee' and the Shaker faith

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

There Are Only Two Shakers Left. They’ve Still Got Utopia in Their Sights.

Their numbers have dwindled, but the remaining members are imagining what comes next. Brother Arnold Hadd of the Sabbathday Lake Shaker village in Maine.Credit...Lucas Foglia for The New York Times ...
Yahoo

The celibate, dancing Shakers were once seen as a threat to society – 250 years later, they’re part of the sound of America

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the Shakers' early years, dance was one of the most distinct aspects of the Christian group's worship. Bettmann via Getty ...
Cambridge Day

Enraptured by the strangely seductive world of the Shakers

"The Testament of Ann Lee" is an extravagant, sensuous film about austerity and celibacy, a story of faith and fervor told ...
Courthouse News Service

Shaker faith endures in rural Maine

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 ...