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What Barfield Thought: An Introduction to the Work of Owen Barfield Paperback – May 2, 2023

by Landon Loftin (Author), Max Leyf (Author)
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As interest in Owen Barfield grows, we aim to meet the need for a scholarly introduction to his thought. Our primary purpose is to present an overview, analysis, and synthesis of Barfield’s most salient ideas in a manner that will be of interest to neophytes and initiates alike. Barfield’s work can, at times, be difficult to understand; C. S. Lewis put it well when he described Barfield’s style of argument as “dark, labyrinthine,” and “pertinacious.” But Lewis ardently promoted Barfield’s work because he knew that people who willingly walk in those dim and winding corridors are, in time, richly rewarded by the bright light at their end. We offer the present work in service to those who wish to undertake this adventure. While the present book will help those readers who wish to engage Barfield for the sake of achieving a greater understanding of and appreciation for other writers who have been associated with or influenced by him, we aim first and foremost to present Barfield as a profound and original thinker in his own right.
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"A quarter of a century after Owen Barfield's death, appreciation and scholarship of his important work is gaining ground and this book stands as a testament to the fact. The authors have skillfully crafted a balanced and measured response to the forthright question: What is Barfieldian philosophy teaching us?"
--Owen A. Barfield, grandson and trustee

"People who know the work of Owen Barfield--including figures such as C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien, T. S. Eliot, and W. H. Auden--affirm that it is not only remarkably interesting, but revolutionary. Wrestling with his thought changes your experience of the world, and this clearly written, thoughtful introduction will lead you to such radical possibilities."
--Mark Vernon, author of A Secret History of Christianity: Jesus, the Last Inkling, and the Evolution of Consciousness

"Loftin and Leyf have provided us with the sort of rich but succinct introduction to Owen Barfield's thought that has been needed for some time. Barfield's seminal linguistic and poetic theories made an impact on his fellow Inklings, C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien, and although Barfield continues to be an influence today, he is too often overshadowed by the other Inklings. A useful guidebook is welcome. Here we have one."
--Addison Hodges Hart, author of The Woman, the Hour, and the Garden: A Study of Imagery in the Gospel of John

"Arguably one of the most important thinkers--romantic or otherwise--of the twentieth century, Owen Barfield has also been one of the most tragically and criminally forgotten. When remembered, he is nearly always an appendage to either C. S. Lewis or J. R. R. Tolkien. Yet, Barfield deserves to be remembered in his own right. Loftin and Leyf have done exactly what desperately needed to be done--they have placed Barfield at the profound center of his own intellectual story."
--Bradley J. Birzer, author of Tolkien and the Inklings: Men of the West

"Loftin and Leyf have succeeded in writing precisely the introduction I wish had existed when I began my own studies of Barfield's thought. This will be a helpful text for newcomers as well as veteran Barfieldians still struggling with difficult distinctions between alpha- and beta-thinking or original and final participation. Interest in Barfield has surged over the past decade, and this timely volume represents one of the best attempts to stand (as Barfield says of Coleridge) 'inside' his thought rather than 'beside'it."
--Jake Grefenstette, University of Cambridge

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Landon Loftin is a chaplain and teacher from Missouri. Max Leyf is a Rolfer, anthroposopher, and philosopher from Alaska.

Max Leyf is a Rolfer, anthroposopher, and philosopher from Alaska.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cascade Books (May 2, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 126 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1666736767
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1666736762
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.1 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.32 x 9 inches
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    Max Leyf is a Rolfer, philosopher, and anthroposopher from Alaska. He earned his doctorate in philosophy from the California Institute of Integral Studies in 2019. He teaches ethics, epistemology, philosophy of science, and introduction to philosophy at a university in Anchorage, Alaska where he also maintains a Rolfing practice called The Way of the Elbow. He keeps a website at theoriapress.substack.com.

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5.0 out of 5 stars What a great introduction to Owen Barfield
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This fine book is a wonderful introduction to the works and thoughts of Owen Barfield. I stopped and pondered upon these thoughts on many occasions. I am now prepared to read the works of Owen Barfield directly!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A timely and highly recommended introduction to Barfield's thought
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2023
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Barfield was my introduction to the evolution of consciousness and that is the central idea to grasping who we are, i.e. why we have arrived to where we are now and why we are heading in a definite direction forward. This book devotes an enlightening chapter to that central idea and to Barfield's brilliant exploration of it through philology. It is well past time for more people to familiarize themselves with What Barfield Thought!
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Great introduction to Barfield's thought.
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