Deeply engaged with the work of Aquinas, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Kant, among others, The Eclipse and Recovery of Beauty will be essential reading for those interested in contemporary philosophy and theology.

John D. Dadosky is a professor of philosophy and theology at the University of Toronto.

"John Dadosky has written a very good book on an overlooked, but important, topic… Using the tools of Lonergan’s generalized empirical method, Dadosky has made the case for the objectivity of aesthetic judgments and by extension for the recovery of beauty as a transcendental… The result is a beautifully written book that’s hints at much more to come from this author."

Reid B. Locklin:

"Within the boundaries of the wider Lonergan project, Dadosky’s argument is nuanced, differentiated, and, so far as I can discern, beyond reproach…students of theological aesthetics in particular will profit from the expositions and arguments he offers therein. The Eclipse and Recovery of Beauty is harmonious, well-integrated, and very clear. That is, in the specific terms Dadosky designates, it is a beautiful piece of work."

Paul St. Amour:

"…Dadosky’s effort to work out a philosophy of beauty on the basis of Lonergan’s thought, to enter into dialogue with significant figures, and to re-establish the transcendental status of beauty in a contemporary context amounts to an original and momentous achievement."

Robert M. Doran, Emmett Doerr Chair in Systematic Theology, Marquette University:
“What is most impressive about The Eclipse and Recovery of Beauty is the fact that it is the first book to mine the thought of Lonergan and a few of his students for the contributions they might make to a philosophical and (ultimately) theological aesthetics. Dadosky is creative in his discovery of the implications of Lonergan’s thinking for a renewed emphasis on the transcendental ‘beauty.’”