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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)
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
19.4—May 2006
The Culture War Is Between Religious Believers on Both Sides by Howard P. Kainz
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
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
19.10 — December 2006
18.8 — October 2005
The Leading Edge
on intelligent design & culture
(2001–2013)
21.4 — May 2008
24.4 — July/August 2011
14.10 — December 2001
Contours of Culture
on books & the spirit of the age
(2009-2014)
25.6 — Nov/Dec 2012
Oliver O'Donovan's Resurrection and Moral Order: An Outline for Evangelical Ethics
25.5 — Sept/Oct 2012
Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places: A Conversation in Spiritual Theology by Eugene Peterson
26.3 — May/June 2013
Poetic Knowledge: The Recovery of Education by James S. Taylor
The Matter at Hand
on events of the day
(2002–2005)
17.7 — September 2004
16.4 — May 2003
15.3 — April 2002
Practical Christianity
pondering the Christian life
(1993–2004)
12.2 — March/April 1999
12.5 — September/October 1999
17.4 — May 2004
Interviews
Touchstone interviews with persons of interest
25.3 — May/Jun 2012
Prison Fellowship Founder Charles Colson's Final Mission for Christian Faith & Culture
book reviews
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
38.2 — Mar/Apr, 2025
Closing Argument
What Is Christianity? The Last Writings of Benedict XVI
A review by John R. Stephenson
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
38.5 — 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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