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39:4— may/jun 2026
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)
33.4—July/August 2020
on Boethius's Consolation in a Time of Plague by Thomas Albert Howard
32.5—September/October 2019
Some Trivial Thoughts on the Study of Philosophy by Graeme Hunter
from the archives on culture (304 articles)
33.1—January/February 2020
Do You Know Your Child’s Doctor?
The Politicization of Pediatrics in America by Alexander F. C. Webster
31.2—March/April 2018
The Transmission of Christianity Is Not a New Task by Nathanael Devlin
22.3—April 2009
Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by J. Daryl Charles
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
39.3 — May/Jun 2026
39.2 — Mar/Apr 2026
39.1 — Jan/Feb 2026
on books for children
39.3 — May/Jun 2026
39.1 — Jan/Feb 2026
38.5 — Sept/Oct 2025
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)
18.9 — November 2005
19.7 — September 2006
18.8 — October 2005
The Leading Edge
on intelligent design & culture
(2001–2013)
17.2 — March 2004
22.8 — November/December 2009
15.6 — July/August 2002
Contours of Culture
on books & the spirit of the age
(2009-2014)
22.6 — July/August 2009
26.4 — July/August 2013
Colin Gunton's The One, the Three and the Many: God, Creation and the Culture of Modernity
27.2 — March/April 2014
Calvin Stapert's A New Song for an Old World: Musical Thought in the Early Church
The Matter at Hand
on events of the day
(2002–2005)
15.4 — May 2002
15.5 — June 2002
16.1 — January/February 2003
Practical Christianity
pondering the Christian life
(1993–2004)
17.9 — November 2004
13.3 — April 2000
14.7 — September 2001
Interviews
Touchstone interviews with persons of interest
13.6 — July/August 2000
Life as an Orthodox Churchman in the Church of Sweden: An interview with Dag Sandahl
book reviews
38.2 — Mar/Apr, 2025
Closing Argument
What Is Christianity? The Last Writings of Benedict XVI
A review by John R. Stephenson
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
38.6 — 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
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