Crafted by a sect that sought perfection, the classic American Shaker chair reflects the group’s devout spiritual convictions ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It is the second half of the 19th century, and there were great changes for the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second ...

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 ...

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 ...

University of Richmond students and researchers uncovered 93 long-buried grave markers while mapping the historic Tyringham ...

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 ...