Hands to work, hearts to god is a production of florentine films and weta. Jul 04, 2012 god has his hands on those who work to sort donations, because he gives us a spirit of compassion to help the needy find specific housewares, provides opportunities for us to share our testimonies and grants strength with various community service volunteers who work alongside us for days at a time. Relevant bible teaching clean hands and a pure heart. Hands to work, hearts to god dvd av item,a poignant film by ken burns portrays 200 years of shaker life in america, guided by recollections of three surviving members and archival material.
Hands to work, hearts to the book of acts speaks of the community that anyone could join. The shakers put their hands to work and their hearts to god, creating an exquisite legacy of fine furniture, glorious architecture and beautiful music that will remain and inspire long after the last shaker is gone. They brought their goods with them, to be shared by all, and each shared in everything that was provided. The shaker furniture style is in fact instantly recognizable for its wellmade minimalist designs. Hands to work, hearts to god is a craft shop set up to help fund adoptions of orphans with special needs. The shakers valued honesty, simplicity, utility, and fine craftsmanship.
Click on a title to look inside that book if available. God s word in your heart and hand these video segments feature masterlife author avery willis demonstrating the god s word in your heart and hand presentation in book 3. Hands to work, hearts to god sunday, 17 february 20. Its members put their hands to work and their hearts to god, creating a legacy of fine and priceless furniture and magnificent architecture. Though they were celibate, they are the most enduring religious experiment in american history. Hands to work, hearts to god is ken burnss second film, released in 1984. The story of the shakers revised edition rakuten kobo. Shakers were devoted, devout, quiet, principled and deeply religious people. Ken burns examines the american utopian 19th century religious sect known as the shakers. Hands to work, hearts to god dvd,a poignant film by ken burns portrays 200 years of shaker life in america, guided by recollections. Hands to work, hearts to god with amy stechler burns. A poignant film by ken burns portrays 200 years of shaker life in america, guided by recollections of three surviving members and archival material. She was contemplating this motto when she opened an art print book. The shakers hands to work, hearts to god artbook d.
Brooklyn bridge is a documentary film on the history of the brooklyn bridge. Sons and daughters, peace before you, sisters, brothers, peace behind you. The book provides a deeper understanding of the architecture, craft accomplishments and lives of the shakers. The great news is that when we do sin, god is faithful and just to forgive us our sin and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness if only we would come to him contritely and humbly 1 john 1. Put your hands to work and your hearts to god tripadvisor. The above is a phrase popular with the american religious group called shakers. A model for the worlds utopians, the shakers believed in social, economic, and spiritual equality, and in pacifism, feminism, and joyful personal worship.
The design shows a folk art angel in the night sky above a chapel i used the marthamary chapel in sudbury, ma as my model. Apr 09, 2018 3 thoughts on hands to work, hearts to god barbara april 9, 2018 at 3. Hearts to god, hands to work the shakers by eleanor kuhns. There is a surging energy in our church that will, i pray, joyfully carry us along to the next great moment in our history. After completing the brooklyn bridge, an urban based documentary, ken burns turned his attention towards a rural documentary, the shakers. God s word in your heart and hand presentation depicts a biblical way to get god s word into a disciples heart and life. The heart in hand, an image of a heart in an open palm, is an easily recognizable symbol in the north eastern us. Funding for ken burns american stories provided by. They were known as the shakers, and this documentary examines this uniquely american movement and their lasting legacy.
It was produced by ken burns, roger sherman, buddy squires, and amy stechler in 1981. A shaker blessing hands to work, hearts to god, blessings to be angel chapel primitive folk art print. While their official name remained the united society of believers in christs second appearing, unofficially they were called the shakers after the ecstatic dancing they. Hearts to god, hands to work the shakers by eleanor kuhns january, 2017 january 8, 2017 kaitcarson although the shakers are not front and center in th e devils cold dish, they are nonetheless very important to the plot. By 1920, there were only 12 shaker communities remaining in the united states.
Celibacy was at the center of their desire to be closer to god. Having, at different times of my short life, been part of the church of england, the roman catholic church and the evangelical free church, i often consider and tussle with the different beliefs they each hold, and ponder what each might. Narrated by david mccullough, this hourlong documentary features interviews with several living shakers and with historians and philosophers ken burns has said that he chose the topic of the shakers in large part because his first project, the oscarnominated brooklyn bridge, was devoted to urban american history. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. They believed in pacifism, natural health and hygiene, and for more than 200 years insisted that their followers should strive for simplicity. A model for the worlds utopians, the shakers believed in social, economic, and spiritual equality, and in. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice and work with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory 1 peter 1. Members strove to create a divine societya heaven on earth. The shaker tradition in maine see other formats hands to work and hearts to god the bowdoin college library the shaker tradition in maine hands to work and hearts to god the shaker tradition in maine essay and notes by theodore e. For a while their furniture and very simple aesthetic became fashionable in the 1990s and while visiting st vladimirs in new york, i drove up to the shaker museums to visit hancock shaker village there is no doubt that it was a beautiful way of life. Today, as the number of shakers has dwindled to only a handful, the story of the shakers has never been more important to record and understand. They only practiced frenzied dances until the death of mother anne after which point, dance became organized.
From the resurrection of christ a new and purifying wind can blow into the present world. Apr 30, 2020 explore chiefhortons board hands to work. Press releases san francisco international airport. Ken burns examines the american utopian 19th century religious. Just saw this quote from dietrich bonhoeffer this morning, which has the same kinds of resonances, i think. Please participate by editing the article, and help us assess and improve articles to good and 1. The shakers, an offshoot of the quakers, settled in america during the late 18th century. Put your hands to work and your hearts to god, mother ann lee told her spiritual children more than 200 years ago.
Shaker music collection start page and titles list. After all, religious people throughout history have believed that god influences human events. Shakerism offered him an opportunity to explore rural american history. The shakers is a portrait of this particularly american movement. Mar 08, 2015 a poignant film portrays 200 years of shaker life in america, guided by recollections of three surviving members and archival material.
The shakers put their hands to work and their hearts to god, creating an exquisite legacy of fine furniture, glorious architecture and beautiful music that will remain and inspire long after the. They adopted a simple and celibate lifestyle where work was consecrated as a gift to god. The shaker family home by trent jansen and chris nicholson. Hands to work, hearts to god, exquisite photography by ken burns, langdon clay, and jerome liebling. Work with your hands, not with your worship desiring god. This story of devotion, invention, ingenuity, simple crafts, and. Jun 19, 2009 vbs 2009 theme song based on the elca tagline, god s work our hands. The film included interviews with personalities such as new york times architectural critic paul goldberger and writer arthur miller plus film clips featuring bugs bunny bowery bugs and frank sinatra. Whose worship in thought, word, and deed does god find fully acceptable. Handstoworkandheartstogod once, many yearsago, at niskeyuna,where the first believers were called by god to serve him inthewilderness, mother ann leeadmonished herfollow. I highly recommend this video even if you have only a passing interest in shakers. They called themselves the united society of believers in christs second appearing, but because of their ecstatic dancing, the world called them shakers.
At christmastime the shaker motto hands to work, hearts to god rings like a tinkling bell to the ladyofthehouse. Appropriately, the bible reminds us that he has ascended the holy hill. This saying is, no doubt, the most familiar to anyone who knows anything about the shakers. One way people respond to tragedies and human evil is to invoke divine providence with the phrase, its all in gods hands. Ken burns creates a moving portrait of this particularly american movement, and in the process, offers us a new and unusually moving way to understand the shakers. The symbol is a pictoral reminder of the words of mother ann lee, the founder of the shaker sect, who promoted a simple life of hard work and spirituality, put you hands. The question then becomes, who has clean hands and a pure heart. They made beautiful architecture, furniture and music. This cheerful, welcoming image originated with the shakers and is found on crafts, signs, and even cookies.
The shaker movement spread from new england, to ohio, kentucky and indiana. David mccullough, ken burns, terry hopkins, amy stechler, ken burns, amy stechler, amy stechler. Hands to work, hearts to god katherine sanders icons. Hands to work, hearts to god riverside baptist church. Hands to work, hearts to god dvd,a poignant film by ken burns portrays 200 years of shaker life in america, guided by recollections of three surviving members and archival material. Bible verses about work whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working and whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all watch out that you do not lose what we have worked for commit to the lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans do everything in love. The shakers are known mostly as a utopian society that was celibate, simple, determinedly clean, and given to oddly active religious observances, and both the adventurousness of their lives and the rigidity of their practice come as a surprise. A vivid and bittersweet portrait of the 200year old history of the shakers, whose influence was far out of. The sabbathday lake shakers volunteer in soup kitchens and range as far as philadelphia to work with other religious groups.
The shakers hands to work hearts to god 1988 florentine films. Above all, they were highly disciplined, rising at 4. Hands to work, hearts to god that headline is a shaker motto that melinda favors. This article is within the scope of wikiproject religion, a project to improve wikipedia s articles on religionrelated subjects. But the hostility that shakers held for the world and its lustful, sinful ways has mellowed, skees writes.
With clean hands and pure hearts, our worship will no longer be annoying to god but a fragrant aroma to him ephesians 5. Lancaster home and fabric, ronks large selection of crafts and fabric. Because shakers believed that god should be taken even into the workplace, and the excellence of their work, a part of their worship to him, their furniture and crafts came to be known as religion in wood. Built by henry ford, and named after his mother and motherinlaw. The symbol is a pictoral reminder of the words of mother ann lee, the founder of the shaker sect, who promoted a simple life of hard work and spirituality, put you hands to work, and your hearts to god. Food isnt the only thing we should label with care. See more ideas about antiques, folk art and humble heart. At its peak in the mid19th century, there were 6,000 shaker believers.
Hands to work, hearts to god is a very fine 1984 documentary by ken burns about this sect founded by ann lee, an illiterate english factory worker. It can be comforting to know that even when chaos reigns, god is watching out for us. It is so much a part of the shakers beliefs that it has found its way into all my shaker stories. They believed in peace, womens rights and freedom from prejudice.
Mar 12, 2015 with our hands on the plow and our hearts with god, then peter may say of us, though you have not seen him, you love him. The shakers see labor of all kinds as an act of prayer, as indicated by their central belief hands to work, hearts to god. Explore every aspect of a strange, noble sect that produced some of the greatest architecture and furniture in u. Shaker societies were founded at dozens of locations across new england, new york, the upper south and the middle west. Explore every aspect of a strange, noble sect that produced. The only one who has such hands and such a heart is jesus our lord. Hands to work hearts to god blessings to be a shaker etsy. It is so much a part of the shakers beliefs that it has found its way into all my shaker. As the director of canterbury shaker village, the author has had unlimited access to the villages archives, resources, and grounds, examining papers and artifacts, exploring the 25 remaining buildings, and experiencing the seasons.
See more ideas about i love heart, heart art and show of hands. He has literally been able to walk in the footpaths of the canterbury shakers, whose community remained prominent for 200 years. Explore every aspect of a strange, noble sect that. A poignant film portrays 200 years of shaker life in america, guided by recollections of three surviving members and archival material.
I drop in other sayings when they fit the storyline. They follow precepts like put your hands to work and your hearts to god. Shakers believed dancing brought them closer to god. Florentine films pbs home video this revealing and poignant film by ken burns portrays 200 years of shaker life in america, guided by the recollections of the three surviving members of the faith, along with a wealth of archival.
Hands to work, hearts to god full movie in hd visit they called themselves the united society. Nov 11, 2016 put your hands to work and give your hearts to god these words from mother ann lee, the shakers founder, are not a rallying cry for a particular kind of maker or a particular kind of. With olga bellin, tucker burr, jesse carr, julie harris. He shows us the early shakers enduring violent assault by opponents who accused them of going about breaking up churches and families. Every task they undertook whether large or small was conducted with piety, as the communitys founder, mother ann lee once instructed. Hands to work hearts to god an aperture book new ed by amy burns isbn. Shakers, the hands to work, hearts to god dvd, 2004. See more ideas about embroidery patterns, hand embroidery and embroidery. In the present day, there is only one active shaker village, sabbath day lake shaker village, which is located in maine. Hands to work, hearts to god includes exquisite photography by ken burns, langdon clay and jerome liebling, along with archival photographs from the shakers own collections and a historical text by amy stechler burns. See more ideas about kids church, vacation bible school and bible for kids. Hands to work, hearts to god is a 1984 documentary film by ken burns. God never gives someone a gift they are not capable of receiving.
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