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Christian Love vs. Modern Humanitarianism by Matthew B. Crawford
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Where Our Affections & Civilization Are Cultivated by Mark T. Mitchell
39:4— may/jun 2026
Charles Murray’s Taking Religion Seriously reviewed by Russell T. Warne
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from the archives on philosophy (76 articles)
25.6—Nov/Dec 2012
The Loss of Aristotelian Logic & the Social, Moral & Sexual Consequences by Peter Kreeft
32.6—November/December 2019
An Open Letter to Christian Readers of Jordan Peterson & Roger Scruton by James Bryson
from the archives on culture (304 articles)
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From Heavenly Harmony
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38.1 — Jan/Feb 2025
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39.3 — May/Jun 2026
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As It Is Written . . .
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past columns
Book Returns
Touchstone looks back at recent "classics"
(2005-2009)
19.7 — September 2006
22.3 — April 2009
Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
21.6 — July/August 2008
The Leading Edge
on intelligent design & culture
(2001–2013)
18.2 — March 2005
20.6 — July/August 2007
22.6 — July/August 2009
Contours of Culture
on books & the spirit of the age
(2009-2014)
25.4 — July/August 2012
24.4 — July/August 2011
27.1 — Jan/Feb 2014
The Matter at Hand
on events of the day
(2002–2005)
15.3 — April 2002
15.10 — December 2002
16.3 — April 2003
Practical Christianity
pondering the Christian life
(1993–2004)
13.1 — January/February 2000
14.1 — January/February 2001
15.6 — July/August 2002
Interviews
Touchstone interviews with persons of interest
15.6 — July/August 2002
An Interview with Norwegian Dissident Roald Flemestad
14.6 — July/August 2001
An Interview with Bob Davies of Exodus International
book reviews
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
38.3 — May/Jun, 2025
Down But Not Out
Stumbling Toward Utopia: How the 1960s Turned into a National Nightmare and How We Can Revive the American Dream by Timothy S. Goeglein
A review by Allan C. Carlson
38.1 — Jan/Feb, 2025
Divinely Detailed
All Things Are Full of Gods by David Bentley Hart
A review by Charles Carman
38.4 — Jul/Aug, 2025
Art & Human Ends
Beauty and Imitation: A Philosophical Reflection on the Arts by Daniel McInerny
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