Do You Put Your Theology into Your Fiction Novels?

By Randy Alcorn

March 27, 2013

Do You Put Your Theology into Your Fiction Novels? from Randy Alcorn - EPM on Vimeo.

Randy Alcorn answers the question of how his theology of heaven manifests itself in his fiction novels. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

Randy Alcorn (@randyalcorn) is the author of over sixty books and the founder and director of Eternal Perspective Ministries.

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Do You Put Your Theology into Your Fiction Novels?

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