"The mind and heart of America, in this tremendous hour, require an
inspiration which cannot come out of the party caucus and the
editorial room of the daily newspaper." So writes Russell Kirk in
Prospects for Conservatives. Sixty years hence the hour is late,
the situation even more dire. Our governing elites, in all areas of
social, political, and cultural life, have snapped the central axis
of humanity and trampled upon the principles of natural, social,
and transcendent order. But such are not ever lost, and it is these
that Russell Kirk offers to us in this work--perhaps his best, in
terms of style as well as intellectual depth and creativity, as
Bradley Birzer notes in his introduction to this new edition.
As Dr. Birzer goes on to indicate, the book's importance lies
less in the specific issues it addresses than in its discussion of
eternal truths. In Prospects, the author engages problems of the
intellect, community, justice, order, loyalty, tradition, and
power; and associates each of these either with the seven classical
and Christian virtues or with the seven deadly sins. Yes, the hour
is late, but transcendent order can never be entirely extinguished,
and its re-articulation in Prospects for Conservatives--bringing it
into clear view so that it can affect everyday living--is an
unexpected grace from the pen of Russell Kirk, given to all whose
intellects and imaginations have not yet lost their bearings. In an
age when it is all too easily led off course, Dr. Kirk offers
American conservatism a sure way forward, and reason for hope in
perilous times.
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