THE SHAKERS AT THE MILLENNIUM.

From: Contemporary Review | Date: August 1, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

AS early as 1797 one US newspaper reported the Shakers as a religious community that was 'dead and dying'. The end of the Shakers has been reported since in various media and on numerous occasions, leading many to believe that Shaker dwells only in museums, theme parks and art galleries, or in the homes of wealthy celebrities who can afford to buy a piece of the heritage for themselves. The media does not always get it right. More than two hundred years after this report the small, but continuing, United Society of Shakers lives, works and witnesses its faith together in ...

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