Mark Edward Chard is an independent theologian, biblical scholar, and spiritual writer whose work integrates rigorous academic research with lived spiritual encounter.

Profoundly shaped by the continuing relational presence of his twin brother, Darren John Chard (d. 2020), Mark’s scholarship explores grief, witness, and hope across biblical, psychological, and communal contexts. His research centres biblical reception history within Black religious traditions, womanist and Black liberation theology, trauma-informed hermeneutics, and relational eschatology.

His work has appeared and is forthcoming in peer-reviewed venues. An article, “Deror and Jubilee: Biblical Release as a Framework for Economic and Ecological Justice,” is forthcoming in Theology (SPCK/University of Glasgow, May/June 2026; edited by Professor George Pattison). A further paper "Heaven Cometh Home" is due to get published early in 2026.

Eight Additional essays are currently under peer review at Black Theology (Taylor & Francis), Journal of Black Religious Thought (Brill), Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, and Human Arenas (Springer), advancing original frameworks in maternal lament, relational eschatology, and apocalyptic trauma integration.

Mark has recently completed a major monograph, The Longest Lament: Black Maternal Theology of the Cross and Relational Eschatology, which is currently under consideration with an academic press. The book develops a womanist public theology that reorients Christian understandings of cross and resurrection through Black maternal refusal of erasure.

His work is openly accessible via Academia.edu, Humanities Commons (CORE), SSRN, and this website, and has been shared internationally through multilingual community translations and digital platforms. 

He also produces biblical-theological content on YouTube: Mark Edward Chard: Ancient Texts and Living Light.

Mark describes himself not as a preacher or teacher, but as a listener:
“I write what I hear when God speaks.”

Whether seeking spiritual reflection, academic insight, prayer, or glimpses of the ongoing journey with Darren, you are warmly welcomed here.
Comments and questions are always encouraged.
🌐 www.markedwardchard.com

Explore his multilingual biblical-theological content on YouTube: Mark Edward Chard: Ancient Texts and Living Light
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