
Louis Venters
- Aug 30, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 5 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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
- Aug 26, 2020
- 2 min
My New Book Now Available at Bahaibookstore.com!
Since the onset of the global health crisis, like so many people in the United States and in other countries, new and challenging...

Louis Venters
- Oct 8, 2019
- 2 min
"Bind Ye the Broken with the Hands of Justice"
A couple of weeks ago at an interesting forum hosted by the SC Human Affairs Commission and the SC Collaborative for Race and...


Louis Venters
- Oct 1, 2019
- 2 min
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
- Jul 9, 2019
- 1 min
UPCOMING: Book Talk in Phoenix
I'm happy to be traveling to Phoenix, AZ this weekend for a talk about my new book, A History of the Baha'i Faith in South Carolina. I'll...

Louis Venters
- May 20, 2019
- 1 min
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
- Nov 6, 2018
- 3 min
White Americans, Whither the Country?
As a Baha'i, I consider voting in civil elections to be a sacred duty, one part of a life of service aimed at fostering justice, peace,...


Louis Venters
- Aug 31, 2018
- 2 min
"At War with Ourselves"
In recent days the sitting governors of South Carolina and Florida have each referred to their political opponents as animals. It is no...