God Tube: early favorites Ergun Caner

Earlier I posted about the new video sharing site, GodTube. I wanted to share with you some of the interesting videos I have found so far on the site.

This video is Dr. Ergun Caner's conversion story. Caner is the dean of Liberty Theological Seminary in Virginia and is a former Muslim of Turkish heritage.

According to the Liberty web site, Caner "was born in Stockholm, Sweden to Turkish parents and in 1979 immigrated to the United States with his parents, grandmother, and two brothers. Ergun became an American citizen in 1984 and currently resides in Lynchburg, VA with his wife and two sons.

"Ergun (Caner) became a Christian in 1982 and since then has pastored at churches in Kentucky, North Carolina, Indiana, Colorado and Texas. In 1999, Ergun became a professor of Historical Theology at The Criswell College until 2003 when he moved to Lynchburg to teach Theology and Church History at Liberty University. Ergun is now the President of Liberty Theological Seminary and travels extensively throughout the world as a leading voice for Frontline Apologetics."

Caner has his own ministry in apologetics at www.erguncaner.com, and that site's biographical section adds a bit more detail about Caner.

"Ergun Caner is the President of Liberty Theological Seminary at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. When Caner was named to the position in 2005, he became the first former Muslim to become the leader of an evangelical seminary. Along with his brother Emir, Caner has become a leading voice for evangelicalism on the national stage. He has been a guest on such networks as FOX News, MSNBC, CNBC, the BBC, and TBN.

"Caner has debated Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and Bah’ai over sixty times at universities and colleges. He has written fourteen books, including When Worldviews Collide (LifeWay 2005), on the subject of Global Apologetics and defending the Christian faith."