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The Vision of the Soul will undoubtedly propel James Matthew Wilson into the first rank of conservative public intellectualsa defense of the Western tradition that is breathtaking in its depth and clarity, conveyed in prose that genuinely delights with its elegance, lucidity, and splendor. I have never read a book in which content so profound takes flight with such lightness and style. Future generations of conservatives will look back to their encounter with
The Vision of the Soul with the same sense of gratitude and awe that we today remember the first time we read Richard Weaver and Russell Kirk. This book is not only true and good, but also beautiful. I know that I will be reading it, and re-reading it, for the rest of my life. –"—Rod Dreher, The American Conservative
"Brilliant, a very important contribution to conservative political and theological discourse, and genuinely original (and persuasive) in its insistence that even the political must be ordered to beauty. Wilson argues at a high metaphysical level, as does his obvious predecessor Hans Urs von Balthasar, but without leaving the world of hearthside and farm and chapel and local school: Von Balthasar meets Wendell Berry. –"—Anthony Esolen, author of Out of the Ashes: Rebuilding American Culture and Real Music: The Timeless Hymns of the Church
"James Matthew Wilson is truly alive with the wonder of Creation and with the Logos that gives it meaning. He is truly a master of words, weaving them so that they are carriers of the goodness, truth, and beauty of which he writes. In the words of Hopkins, Wilson's words are 'dovewinged' and 'carrier-witted.' They lift us into the presence of the very essence of reality, its being, so that our minds and hearts might be opened, dilated, to the goodness, truth, and beauty which is the triune splendor of love. –"—Joseph Pearce, author of Beauteous Truth: Faith, Reason, Literature and Culture
