Welcome to episode eleven of twelve in our series on Owen Barfield: The First & Last Inkling. Today's episode features a conversation with Landon Loftin, PhD, professor at Gravitas: A Global Extension of The Stony Brook School. Landon and I discuss Barfield and C.S. Lewis's "The Great War" and Barfield's instrumental role in helping create the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC). Landon is a deep thinker and a brilliant scholar, with helpful insights into the life and ideas of Owen Barfield and the importance of his life in the tradition of culture shapers. Along with Max Leyf, Landon is the author of What Barfield Thought: An Introduction to the Work of Owen Barfield. https://tinyurl.com/5ee6hr3j Connect with Derek: X: https://X.com/derekholser TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@derekholser Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theplungewithderekholser/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/derekholser New Book! Lightgliders: https://a.co/d/bDvRc0Y
An Irresistible Imagination
Owen Barfield, Episode Eleven
Apr 18, 2025

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The Plunge is a serial podcast anchored by conversations about Theology, Philosophy, and Culture, how human beings believe, think, and manifest ideas and innovations that propel us all into a redemptive future.
Each topic will be discussed weekly for 8-12 weeks. The Plunge is a forum for producing extended conversations with a variety of guests that invite the listener to explore stories and creators, thinkers and ideas, artists and wonder, as well as athletes and aesthetics. The Plunge is a place designed to foster thoughtful, creative, and redemptive conversations at the intersection of theology, philosophy, and culture. It endeavors to dive into deep waters safely and freely, by welcoming thinkers across various areas of human expression.
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