Fr. Christoforos Schuff

Christoforos Schuff (born Christopher Michael Schuff on February 6th 1979 in Carmichael, California) is an Orthodox Priest , musician and social activist. He has resided in Europe (in Norway and Greece) since 2000. He is married to a Norwegian and has three children and also owns and runs a small holding at Greipstad in Songdalen, Norway near the city of Kristiansand. He holds a B.A. in Theology and an M.A. in Religion, Society and Ethics in addition to studies in Music, Linguistics, Archaeology, Ecological Agriculture and History.
Media Coverage
He has been in the media in Norway various times since 2006, both in print and on television. One such case involved a matter of Church asylum where a Kosovo-Serb family went into asylum in the Orthodox congregation at Greipstad in the Fall of 2010 following the mass expulsion of Kosovo-Serb asylum seekers from Norway . Being an immigrant himself he has spoken for equal and fair treatment of immigrants in Norwegian society. Among various interviews and broadcasts on regional or national televesion he has been featured in a 30-minute documentary program in the Spring of 2011 broadcast nationally by the NRK. An article published about him in 2006 by the Norwegian newspaper Vårt Land was entitled "Not quite Orthodox" and the NRK called him "colorful in black" , apparently referring to the multi-faceted nature of his life as a father, priest, lumberjack, musician, etc.
Music and Sound
Schuff has written, recorded and performed music since 1996 and his compositions are often characterized by social and real-life issues based frequently in a Christian lifeview. Among his compositions is to be found the anti-war song "God damn the war" of 2011. He often performs together with his wife and together they have 3 self-released albums and have until the present held a general policy of "pay if you can" due to the ideological nature of their music. He has also done miscellaneous voice-over work, including several uncredited parts in the Norwegian family film of 2010, Yohan: The Child Wanderer.

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