Kaleo San Diego Church

The highly-acclaimed HBO series "The Sopranos" is more than a mere mob tale. To misread the show as a glorification of violence or cheap comedy about middle-class America is to not understand it at all. Like all art, it must be interpreted. In doing so, you will find "The Sopranos" provokes the soul and has the potential to be spiritually enlightening.

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO TONY SOPRANO reveals that "The Sopranos" is much like a biblical parable. It provokes us, challenges us, and pries back the exterior to peek into the darkest parts of our souls. The book explores the many reasons why the show has connected so deeply with American culture and exposes the mysteries of life and faith that emerges just behind the curtains of baked ziti and Armani suits.

Chris Seay is pastor of Ecclesia, a progressive Christian community in Houston, Texas, recognized for exploring spiritual questions of culture and breaking new ground in art, music, and film. Chris Seay is a fellow Acts 29 Church planter with Kaleo Church.

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