Shakers
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The '''United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, more commonly known as the Shakers''', are a millenarian restorationist Christian sect founded in England and then organized in the United States in the 1780s. They were initially known as "Shaking Quakers" because of their ecstatic behavior during worship services.
Key facts
- Christian denomination.name
- United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing
- Christian denomination.image
- Unitedsocietyofbelievers-gathering-crop.png
- Christian denomination.imagewidth
- 320
- Christian denomination.caption
- A group of Shakers, pictured in 1880
- Christian denomination.main_classification
- Restorationist
- Christian denomination.orientation
- Shaker
- Christian denomination.founder
- Ann Lee
- Christian denomination.founded_date
- , England
- Christian denomination.separated_from
- Religious Society of Friends
- Christian denomination.language
- English
- Christian denomination.area
- Maine, United States
- Christian denomination.members
- 3 (2025)
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31 sectionsContents
- History
- Origins
- Mother Ann Lee
- Joseph Meacham and communalism
- Lucy Wright and westward expansion
- Era of Manifestations
- American Civil War period
- 20th century to the present
- Leadership
- Theology
- Dualism
- First and second coming
- Nature of God
- Ethics
- Equality
- Gender roles
- Celibacy and children
- Worship
- Shaker communities
- Economics
- Architecture and furnishings
- Culture
- Artifacts
- Music
- Education
- Modern-day Shakers
- See also
- Explanatory notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The '''United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, more commonly known as the Shakers''', are a millenarian restorationist Christian sect founded in England and then organized in the United States in the 1780s. They were initially known as "Shaking Quakers" because of their ecstatic behavior during worship services.
Espousing egalitarian ideals, the Shakers practice a celibate and communal utopian lifestyle, pacifism, uniform charismatic worship, and their model of equality of the sexes, which they institutionalized in their society in the 1780s. They are also known for their simple living, architecture, technological innovation, music, and furniture. Women took on spiritual leadership roles alongside men, including founding leaders such as Jane Wardley, Ann Lee, and Lucy Wright. The Shakers emigrated from England and settled in British North America, with an initial settlement at Watervliet, New York (present-day Colonie), in 1774.