The prologue argues that there should be more scholarship focused on the City of Dallas. The author makes a reference to Saint Paul, asking the reader to see "Through the Glass Darkly" as a way to correct misconceptions.Cox, p. 969. "In his prologue Phillips invites the reader to look "Through the Glass Darkly" for imperfect perceptions of reality and as a lens for locating Dallas. However lyrical that allusion to St. Paul,[...]"
