Louis Venters
- Aug 14, 2015
- 1 min
Publisher's Discount on My Forthcoming Book!
I recently received from my publisher, the University Press of Florida, a flyer with a product code for a VERY steep discount on the...
Louis Venters
- Jul 29, 2015
- 2 min
UPCOMING: Association for Baha'i Studies in Southern California
I'm happy to be heading next week to the 39th annual conference of the Association for Baha'i Studies in Orange County, California. The...
Louis Venters
- Jun 24, 2015
- 2 min
“Open-and-Shut Case”: Iran’s Bahá’ís and Religious Freedom at Home and Abroad
I’m pleased to share this post from the blog of the Religious Freedom On the seventh anniversary of the unjust imprisonment of the seven...
Louis Venters
- Apr 10, 2015
- 5 min
Of Temples and Trees: Social Change and the Emerging Bahá’í House of Worship in Rural Colombia
I recently read a thoughtful and inspiring article about unfolding plans for the establishment of a local Bahá’í house of worship in the...
Louis Venters
- Feb 27, 2015
- 2 min
“He Who is the Mother”: Meditations on History and the Essence of God for Ayyám-i-Há
“He Who is the Mother, the Soul, the Secret, the Essence...” I just happened upon this striking essay-poem, “Mother's Name Unknown,” and...
Louis Venters
- Jan 25, 2015
- 1 min
UPCOMING: Interfaith Partners of SC at Florence Library
Tomorrow, Sunday, January 25, the Florence Branch of Interfaith Partners of South Carolina is hosting the second in a quarterly series of...
Louis Venters
- Nov 21, 2014
- 1 min
UPCOMING: Penn Center Civil Rights Symposium, Nov. 21-22, 2014
I can't even say how happy I am to have been invited to participate in the Penn Center Civil Rights Symposuim this weekend! Penn Center,...
Louis Venters
- Nov 13, 2014
- 4 min
On Baha'u'llah's Birthday: Longing for Tehran, and Change
Take a quick poll and ask people to list some of the world’s great holy cities, and they will surely name Jerusalem, Rome, and Mecca....
Louis Venters
- Oct 25, 2014
- 1 min
In Honor of Alonzo Twine: My First Piece for the Good Men Project
Just in time for the 100th anniversary of the death of Alonzo Twine this Sunday, October 26, 2014, my first piece for a great site called...
Louis Venters
- Oct 10, 2014
- 2 min
Introducing “Strivings”
Welcome to my new blog! I'll use this space to report on my works in progress, scholarly engagement, and professional service, as well as...
