Emir Caner
president of Truett McConnell University
Emir Caner (born August 25, 1970) was the eighth president of Truett McConnell University, a private Baptist university in Cleveland, Georgia. On June 6, 2025 the Board of Trustees of Truett McConnell University placed Caner on administrative leave while allegations of mishandling sexual abuse complaints at the school were investigated; he was fired in September 2025. Since 9/11, he and his brother Ergun Caner have been credited with playing a significant role in cultivating Islamophobia and Christian nationalism in the evangelical Christian community.
Early life
Caner was born to a Turkish father named Acar and a Swedish mother named Monica. He grew up in Gahanna, Ohio.
Education
Caner earned a B.A. in Biblical Studies from Criswell College (1993), an M.Div. from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (1995), and a Ph.D. in history from the University of Texas at Arlington (1999). Caner's dissertation was entitled “Truth Is Unkillable: The Life and Writings of Balthasar Hubmaier, Theologian to the Anabaptists.”
Academic career
Prior to arriving at Truett McConnell, Caner held the following academic positions: Assistant Professor of Church History and Anabaptist Studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina (1999–2004); Associate Dean of The College at Southeastern in Wake Forest, North Carolina (2004–05); and Dean of The College at Southwestern, Director of the Center for Free Church Studies and Professor of History at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas (2005–08).
Politics
Caner has been a member of the Council for National Policy, a conservative political advocacy group.
In 2018, Caner announced that Truett McConnell would no longer sell Nike apparel in its campus bookstore because of the athletic company's hiring of Colin Kaepernick.
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