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Christian Love vs. Modern Humanitarianism by Matthew B. Crawford
39:4— may/jun 2026
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)
32.5—September/October 2019
Some Trivial Thoughts on the Study of Philosophy by Graeme Hunter
29.5—Sept/Oct 2016
on Past & Present Atheism & the Invention of Happiness by Jordan Bissell
from the archives on culture (304 articles)
31.2—March/April 2018
The Transmission of Christianity Is Not a New Task by Nathanael Devlin
18.2—March 2005
On Conservatism as Vexation, Vanity & Near Impossibility by Graeme Hunter
current columns
From Heavenly Harmony
on classical music
38.1 — Jan/Feb 2025
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on works of Christian art
39.3 — May/Jun 2026
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39.1 — Jan/Feb 2026
on books for children
39.3 — May/Jun 2026
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As It Is Written . . .
on the bible and theology
39.3 — May/Jun 2026
39.2 — Mar/Apr 2026
39.1 — Jan/Feb 2026
past columns
Book Returns
Touchstone looks back at recent "classics"
(2005-2009)
18.8 — October 2005
22.3 — April 2009
Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
19.7 — September 2006
The Leading Edge
on intelligent design & culture
(2001–2013)
22.8 — November/December 2009
17.4 — May 2004
21.6 — July/August 2008
Contours of Culture
on books & the spirit of the age
(2009-2014)
23.6 — November/December 2010
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)
15.8 — October 2002
16.3 — April 2003
17.7 — September 2004
Practical Christianity
pondering the Christian life
(1993–2004)
13.1 — January/February 2000
11.6 — November/December 1998
6.3 — Summer 1993
Interviews
Touchstone interviews with persons of interest
26.3 — May/June 2013
Jonathan V. Last on Faith, Hope & the Coming Population Implosion
book reviews
38.6 — Nov/Dec, 2025
Latter-Day Paper Trail
Joseph Smith: The Rise and Fall of an American Prophet by John G. Turner
A review by Joseph Martin
38.2 — Mar/Apr, 2025
Closing Argument
What Is Christianity? The Last Writings of Benedict XVI
A review by John R. Stephenson
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
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
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