Biography
Michael Kaiser De Backer lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee with his wife Ruth and his four children. He earned his B.A. in Biblical/Theological Studies (and a minor in Koine Greek) from Lee University in 2009, and his M.A. in Biblical/Theological Studies in 2014, also from Lee (he really enjoyed studying with Dr. Skip Jenkins), with a special emphasis in Eastern Orthodox Studies and the Pneumatology of the Cappadocian Fathers. He taught theology as an Adjunct Professor at Lee University from 2015-2021. In 2022 he embarked on studying Classical Greek with Dr. Jordan Daniel Wood, and in 2024 began translating St Basil of Caesarea’s “Homilies on the Psalms” for St Vladimir’s Seminary Press. He taught Old Testament and New Testament Survey courses at Tyner Academy in Chattanooga, TN from 2024-2026, and is now excited to be teaching at Scholé Academy! Mr. Kaiser De Backer is also the choir director and catechist at St Maria of Paris Orthodox Church in Cleveland, TN which he has attended since 2013. He enjoys playing guitar, Russian literature/classical music, and gardening.
