march / april
39:2— mar/apr 2026
Progress & the Pursuit of Unhappiness by J. Douglas Johnson
39:2— mar/apr 2026
The Minstrel of Millennial Narcissism
Taylor Swift & the Subversion of Musical Arts by R. V. Young
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25.6—Nov/Dec 2012
The Loss of Aristotelian Logic & the Social, Moral & Sexual Consequences by Peter Kreeft
from the archives on culture (301 articles)
20.7—September 2007
Paul Didn’t Build Bridges to Popular Culture by Russell D. Moore
31.2—March/April 2018
The Transmission of Christianity Is Not a New Task by Nathanael Devlin
current columns
From Heavenly Harmony
on classical music
38.1 — Jan/Feb 2025
37.6 — Nov/Dec 2024
37.5 — Sept/Oct 2024
on works of Christian art
39.2 — Mar/Apr 2026
39.1 — Jan/Feb 2026
38.6 — Nov/Dec 2025
on books for children
39.1 — Jan/Feb 2026
38.5 — Sept/Oct 2025
38.3 — May/Jun 2025
As It Is Written . . .
on the bible and theology
39.2 — Mar/Apr 2026
39.1 — Jan/Feb 2026
38.6 — Nov/Dec 2025
past columns
Book Returns
Touchstone looks back at recent "classics"
(2005-2009)
22.3 — April 2009
Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
19.1 — January/February 2006
19.9 — November 2006
The Leading Edge
on intelligent design & culture
(2001–2013)
18.6 — Nov/Dec 2005
22.8 — November/December 2009
19.8 — October 2006
Contours of Culture
on books & the spirit of the age
(2009-2014)
27.2 — March/April 2014
Calvin Stapert's A New Song for an Old World: Musical Thought in the Early Church
23.2 — March/April 2010
Who Needs Classical Music? Cultural Choice and Musical Value by Julian Johnson
22.8 — November/December 2009
Todd Gitlin's Media Unlimited: How the Torrent of Images and Sounds Overwhelms Our Lives
The Matter at Hand
on events of the day
(2002–2005)
15.10 — December 2002
16.3 — April 2003
15.7 — September 2002
Practical Christianity
pondering the Christian life
(1993–2004)
7.4 — Fall 1994
15.9 — November 2002
13.6 — July/August 2000
Interviews
Touchstone interviews with persons of interest
22.8 — November/December 2009
An Interview with Bishop Göran Beijer of the Mission Province of the Church of Sweden
13.6 — July/August 2000
Life as an Orthodox Churchman in the Church of Sweden: An interview with Dag Sandahl
book reviews
38.1 — Jan/Feb, 2025
Butler’s Lies
Who’s Afraid of Gender? by Judith Butler
A review by Alexander T. Riley
38.6 — Nov/Dec, 2025
The Sexual Reformation
A Forceful and Fruitful Verse: Genesis 1:28 in Luther’s Thought and Its Place in the Wittenberg Reformation (1521–1531) by Brandt C. Klawitter
A review by Allan C. Carlson
38.2 — Mar/Apr, 2025
Our One Faith
Light from Light: A Theological Reflection on the Nicene Creed by Robert Barron
A review by Mike Schramm
38.5 — Sept/Oct, 2025
The Scope of the Pope
Infallibility, Integrity and Obedience: The Papacy and the Roman Catholic Church, 1848–2023 by John M. Rist
A review by William J. Tighe
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