Louis Venters
Sep 3, 20236 min read
Race, Place, History, and Progress in SC's Baha'i Community
This is a bit late in coming as a blog post, but the sentiments are as fresh as they were last May. That's when I first heard that my...
Louis Venters
Aug 30, 20212 min read
Seeing is believing: Understanding Empire and Early Abolitionism in Portuguese History
It was the map, overlaying the enormous countries of Angola and Mozambique on Europe, that initially intrigued me. Sometimes you really...
Louis Venters
Mar 12, 20215 min read
guidance from the universal house of justice for south carolina
Fifty years ago, the Baha’i movement in the United States was in the midst of perhaps its most dramatic and consequential transformation...
Louis Venters
Dec 5, 20201 min read
UPCOMING: Online Talk at S. DeKalb Baha'i Unity Center
I'm looking forward to presenting via Zoom for the Sunday morning devotional gathering sponsored by the Baha'i Unity Center in South...
Louis Venters
Oct 1, 20192 min read
Have Book, Will Travel!
The History Press released my new book, A History of the Baha'i Faith in South Carolina, at the end of February, and I'm excited about...
Louis Venters
May 20, 20191 min read
My Interview at Baha'i Blog
Check out this interview I did with Baha'i Blog, a great site that provides high-quality, thoughtful content for Baha'is and their...
Louis Venters
May 11, 20185 min read
From Chile to Cambodia, New Baha'i Temples Embody Fresh Hopes
A new story from the Baha'i World News Service recounts how the new House of Worship in Santiago, Chile, has become a part of the broader...
Louis Venters
Apr 26, 20181 min read
My New Book Is Almost Done!
This morning I received a draft copy of the cover of my new book, a brief introduction to the first century of the Baha'i Faith in South...
Louis Venters
Apr 16, 20181 min read
A New Way to Get No Jim Crow Church!
I'm delighted to announce that bahaibookstore.com, the online distributor for the Baha'i Publishing Trust in the United States, is now...
Louis Venters
Nov 1, 20171 min read
Holiday Sale from University Press of Florida!
I'm pleased to share that my excellent publisher, the University Press of Florida, is again running a holiday sale on my book, No Jim...
