Michael Berg earned his B.A. from Martin Luther College in New Ulm, MN and his M.Div. from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Mequon, WI. He then went on to earn a D.Min. from Biola University in La Miranda, CA. He has also earned a Dip.C.A. from the International Academy of Apologetics, Evangelism and Human Rights in Strasbourg, France. He is a professor of theology at Wisconsin Lutheran College and is co-host of Let the Bird Fly!—a podcast on living freely in a world given back to us.




Kerry Kuehn earned his B.S. from Cornell University in Applied and Engineering Physics, and his Ph.D. in physics from the University of California in Santa Barbara. He has published scientific articles on heat transport in liquid helium, thermal convection, and fluid dynamics. He has a long-standing interest in the history and philosophy of science, and is the author of a four-volume set titled  A Student's Guide through the Great Physics Texts.

At Blackearth Apologetics, we believe that "The light of the Gospel is extinguished without erudition." To this end, we aim to provide scholarly and educational services and resources relating to the defense of the Christian faith.

Blackearth is the English translation of the last name of Philip Melanchthon. Melanchthon himself was an influential 16th century scholar and theologian. He was the author of the Augsburg Confession, and a close associate of Martin Luther at the University of Wittenberg.

Blackearth Apologetics was founded by Wisconsin Lutheran College Professors Kerry Kuehn and Michael Berg.