Break the chain of fear. Reclaim your own mind.
I am Mark Daniel. I spent decades as a pastor inside the system I now critique. My work helps people unlearn fear based religion using history, critical thinking and real stories from our Caribbean experience.
From loyal pastor to honest witness
I grew up in a small south Trinidad church and spent more than three decades serving as a minister. I preached, counselled, planted churches and defended the faith I was given. Then the questions would not go away: the history I was never taught, the colonisers behind the theology and the fear that held good people hostage.
What I do now
My work sits where faith, power and story collide. I help people and communities:
- Untangle fear based theology from their identity.
- Understand how Christianity and colonisation worked together in the Caribbean.
- Recover from religious guilt, shame and spiritual abuse.
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I am not trying to replace one belief system with another. I am interested in people walking free and keeping their capacity to love while letting go of what harms them.
How I serve people in this season
Everything I share grows out of two convictions: truth does not fear questions, and love does not need control. These are the main streams of my work.
Deconstruction and critical thinking
Long form teaching, live sessions and resources for people who are questioning inherited beliefs and want a life that can survive honest questions.
Books for the brave and curious
Writing that confronts religious ignorance, honours Caribbean memory and gives language to what many have only felt in silence.
Life after high control religion
Conversations and resources for people leaving controlling churches, living with fear of hell and learning how to build a life after certainty.
Writing for people who are done pretending
This book follows how the Bible and the gospel were used to manage Black bodies and Black minds in the Caribbean, and what it costs us when we keep those stories unexamined. It is part history lesson, part testimony and part forensic report.
Future books will appear here as the work grows. Speaking invitations related to the themes of this book are open now.
Christianity, colonisation and the Caribbean imagination.
Free tools for people in deconstruction
This space will host free guides, downloads and other resources to support people who are questioning, leaving or rebuilding life after high control religion.
Leaving without burning everything down
A practical guide for people who are stepping away from controlling churches and want to keep themselves safe while they rebuild.
Exercises for recovering from religious fear
Printable prompts and exercises to help process fear of hell, guilt and shame that often remain long after people stop believing.
Email mini course
A short series of emails for people at the beginning of their deconstruction journey who need language and handles for what they are feeling.
Conversations that ask hard questions about faith
I speak to churches, schools, universities and community spaces that are brave enough to ask hard questions. The goal is not to humiliate belief. The goal is to end the harm that has been done in the name of God.
How to question inherited beliefs without losing your sense of self or your ability to love people who still believe.
How mission work, scripture and empire worked together in the region, and why that still shapes our politics, families and pulpits.
For people leaving high control spaces who need tools for healing, boundaries and rebuilding a life after fear.
Invite Mark to speak
I work best with hosts who value honesty, nuance and the lived experience of people who have been harmed by religion. If that sounds like you, I would be honoured to hear from you.
- Keynotes for conferences, churches and forums.
- Panel conversations and long form interviews.
- Workshops for leaders navigating doubt in their communities.
Use the contact section below to share the nature of your event, your location and preferred dates. Someone from my side will respond as soon as possible.
Essays for people who are done pretending
This is where future articles, reflections and chapter excerpts will live. It will grow into a library for people who need language for what they are feeling but cannot yet say in their own circles.
Leaving without burning everything down
A practical guide for people who are leaving high control churches and still want to keep some relationships safe while they rebuild.
When faith protects power instead of people
How theology has been used to keep harmful systems in place, and why honest faith must be willing to confront that history.
What to do with the fear of hell
A slow and careful conversation about the fear that keeps many people in the pews long after their questions have outgrown the sermons.
Media and speaking kit
This section is for journalists, podcasters and event hosts who need a simple way to understand my work, my story and the conversations I am ready to have in public.
What will live here
- Official bio options in several lengths.
- Approved photos for media use.
- Key topics and sample questions.
- Contact details for interviews and speaking requests.
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Media kit
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Reach out
Whether you are hosting an event, navigating your own deconstruction or exploring a collaboration, this is the best way to reach me.
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