Matt Gunter

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Industry Religion
Occupation Rector, St. Barnabas, Glen Ellyn, IL
Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
Introduction I grew up on a farm in northern Indiana, taught high school in a city school in California, and am now an Episcopal priest in the Diocese of Chicago. Mysterious ways indeed.
Interests Indiana University Basketball, Notre Dame Football, Christian Theology, Bible, Early Church, Ancient History, Medieval History
Favorite Movies The Mission, Fiddler on The Roof, Lord of the Rings, Ghandi, K-19, Amazing Grace, Rob Roy, Monty Python's Holy Grail, Life of Brian, Princess Bride, Ladyhawk, Much Ado About Nothing, Merchant of Venice, Romeo and Juliet (Zeffirelli), Pan's Labyrinth
Favorite Music Bruce Cockburn, U2, Leonard Cohen, Police, Sting, Glass Harp, Moody Blues, Arcade Fire, Over the Rhine, John Dowland, Celtic, Chinese Folk, Renaissance
Favorite Books In no particular order:, The Power and the Glory, Alphabet of Grace, Life Together, Cost of Discipleship, Mere Christianity, Descent of the Dove, Suffering: A Test of Theological Method, The Third Peacock, For the Life of the World, The Orthodox Way, Critical Meaning of the Bible, The Politics of Jesus, Julian of Norwich, Theology of Hope, Myth of Sisyphus, The Divine Comedy, Dante, Shakespeare, John Donne, George Herbert, The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, The Heart of the Matter, The Burnt Out Case, The Final Beast, The Book of Bebb, Godric, Brendan, The Brothers Karamazov, The Dragonbone Chair