American Religious History

Why the legacy of Shakers will endure

By Joanne M. Pierce — January 18, 2017
Marked as it may be by sadness, perhaps their inevitable individual “death” is necessary in order to reach their fullest bloom and bear their richest fruit within the culture that survives them.

State of the art: A Q&A with the Smithsonian’s new religion curator

By guest — October 17, 2016
(RNS) With a major new initiative recently announced at the Smithsonian Institution, Americans will now be able to more clearly see the role of religion in the history of the United States.
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