Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion: The Shaker Legacy

Fordham’s Center on Religion and Culture invites you to the screening of our inaugural short documentary project, The Shaker Legacy, to be followed by a panel discussion with the participants and lead filmmaker.

This event highlights work on the Shakers by Fordham faculty and the construction of a new Shaker Museum facility in upstate New York that will house the most comprehensive collection of Shaker cultural material and archives.

Kathryn Reklis, an associate professor of theology at Fordham, writes on a range of topics, from modern Protestant theology to religion and pop culture. Her most recent book is Protestant Aesthetics and the Arts, co-edited with Sarah Covington.

Lacy Schutz is the executive director of the Shaker Museum, as well as the historic Shaker site in New Lebanon, New York. The museum’s permanent new facility in Chatham, New York, is slated for completion in 2023.

Courtney Bender, a professor of religion at Columbia University, specializes in contemporary American religion. She is completing a book on modernist visions of the future of religion that developed in 20th-century architectural and planning projects.

David Gibson, director of Fordham’s Center on Religion and Culture, led the filmmaking project and will moderate the discussion.

Proof of vaccination, as well as wearing a mask while in attendance, is required by the venue and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

The event is password protected: “FORDHAM” (all caps).