ErgunCaner As reported by Ray Reed at The News & Advance a few hours ago, Liberty University has confirmed that Ergun Caner’s contract as dean of the seminary, which will expire 30 June 2010, will not be renewed for the next academic year. In an official statement from Liberty University, it was confirmed that Caner “will no longer serve as Dean of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.” Caner has been demoted to the faculty position of professor instead, which he has accepted.

The official statement reads in full:

After a thorough and exhaustive review of Dr. Ergun Caner’s public state-ments, a committee consisting of four members of Liberty University’s Board of Trustees has concluded that Dr. Caner has made factual statements that are self-contradictory.  However, the committee found no evidence to sug-gest that Dr. Caner was not a Muslim who converted to Christianity as a teenager, but, instead, found discrepancies related to matters such as dates, names and places of residence.  Dr. Caner has cooperated with the board committee and has apologized for the discrepancies and misstatements that led to this review.  Dr. Caner’s current contractual term as Dean of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary expires on June, 30, 2010.  Dr. Caner will no longer serve as Dean of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.  The univer-sity has offered, and Dr. Caner has accepted, an employment contract for the 2010-2011 academic year. Dr. Caner will remain on the faculty of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary as a professor.

Update: 8:17 pm

For those who have not been following the controversy surrounding Ergun Caner and why Liberty University was conducting an investigation and chose to not renew his contract as dean of the seminary, the following list of articles should help fill you in.

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