Charles W. Mark was born in India, and he shares his insights on history, religion, culture, and spirituality from his background as an associate professor of History of Religions and Christianity as well as from his twenty-five years experience as an ordained minister in the United Methodist Church. Charles received his Bachelor's Degree in Theology (B.D.) from Leonard Theological College, Jabalpur, and Senate of Serampore, Calcutta, India. He earned his Master in Theology Degree (M.Th.) from United Theological College, Bangalore, India.  After spending a year at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas (1980), Charles moved to New Jersey, and earned his PH.D. in inter-cultural history from Princeton Theological Seminary (1988).   



He published his groundbreaking work, Spiritual Intelligence and The Neuroplastic Brain: A Contextual Interpretation of Modern History  in 2010. The revised and updated version of the book will be made available to public in March of 2012.

His books explore the dynamics of the culture of digital technology and information revolution, as our brains adapt to living in the intercultural world of globalization. His books demonstrate the need for  a fresher understanding of spirituality in the light of  insights and new findings emerging in the field of neuroscience.