
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
- 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
- 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
- May 11, 2018
- 5 min
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, 2018
- 1 min
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, 2018
- 1 min
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, 2017
- 1 min
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...


Louis Venters
- Sep 27, 2017
- 1 min
How's This for a Patriotic Display?
Good gracious God! Looking for a quick and easy way to tell if NFL owners really care about black lives or are just in it for the money?...