November 2023 Itinerary and Speaking Engagements



Those of you who can and know how to pray, say a little prayer for brother Lou for the month of November. I need all the prayers in the world and all the angels in heaven to intervene on my behalf for these interesting speaking engagements. What was I thinking to say YES to all these events and invitations😊😊😊

· Thursday, November 7: I will be giving a paper at the Colloque International sur la Contribution d’Haïti à l’émancipation des peuples (lutte globale contre l’esclavage et la colonisation)/ International Conference on Haiti’s Contribution to the Emancipation of Peoples (global fight against slavery and colonization) on the recent literature on the Haitian Revolution, published in the past decade or so. It is called “Rethinking ‘The Haitian Turn,’ from 2012 to 2023: An Assessment of the Most Recent Literature on the Haitian Revolution in English.”

· Saturday, November 11: I will be interviewing Dr. Pierre St Louis on “Christian Mission and the transmission of the Gospel in Haiti” for the Center for Faith, Reason, and Dialogue (CFRD).

· Saturday-Monday, November 18-21: At the American Academy of Religion’s annual conference (San Antonio, TX), I will be presenting two papers. My first presentation will be on the topic of “Vodou and Christianity in Interreligious Dialogue and the Roots of Religious Disagreement.” My second presentation will be on the subject of “Pope John Paul II, the Haitian Episcopal Conference of the Catholic Bishops, and the Emergence of Liberation Theology in Haiti.”

· Sunday, November 26: I will be moderating the book launch event for my new co-edited book “Vodou and Christianity in Interreligious Dialogue ” (Pickwick Publications, 2023) via zoom. You will get to hear from the other coeditors and contributors of this excellent and much-needed volume.

· Wednesday, November 29: I will be giving a talk to a group of talented College Preparatory students at the Metairie Park Country Day School (Metairie, LA). The title of my talk is “Haitian Vodou and Haiti’s Connections with Louisiana through a common religious and cultural heritage.”

· Wednesday, November 29: Pascal Robert, the host of “This is Revolution podcast,” will interview me on “The Lifetimes and Significance of Jean Price-Mars.”



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