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39:2— mar/apr 2026
Progress & the Pursuit of Unhappiness by J. Douglas Johnson
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The Minstrel of Millennial Narcissism
Taylor Swift & the Subversion of Musical Arts by R. V. Young
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from the archives on philosophy (76 articles)
21.6—July/August 2008
Benedict XVI on the Crisis of Faith & Reason by Samuel Gregg
24.2—March/April 2011
Certain Death & the Last Lectures of Socrates & Jesus by Randall B. Smith
from the archives on culture (301 articles)
29.3—May/June 2016
Our Choice Is Obedience or Jesus as Anti-Christ by Anthony Esolen
32.6—November/December 2019
Historical Truth, Beguiling Stories & Three Kinds of Hearers by Anthony Esolen
19.4—May 2006
The Culture War Is Between Religious Believers on Both Sides by Howard P. Kainz
current columns
From Heavenly Harmony
on classical music
38.1 — Jan/Feb 2025
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on works of Christian art
39.2 — Mar/Apr 2026
39.1 — Jan/Feb 2026
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on books for children
39.1 — Jan/Feb 2026
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As It Is Written . . .
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39.2 — Mar/Apr 2026
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38.6 — Nov/Dec 2025
past columns
Book Returns
Touchstone looks back at recent "classics"
(2005-2009)
19.2 — March 2006
19.3 — April 2006
19.1 — January/February 2006
The Leading Edge
on intelligent design & culture
(2001–2013)
15.8 — October 2002
19.7 — September 2006
14.6 — July/August 2001
Contours of Culture
on books & the spirit of the age
(2009-2014)
22.8 — November/December 2009
Todd Gitlin's Media Unlimited: How the Torrent of Images and Sounds Overwhelms Our Lives
26.6 — Nov/Dec 2013
Heavenly Participation: The Weaving of a Sacramental Tapestry by Hans Boersma
27.1 — Jan/Feb 2014
The Matter at Hand
on events of the day
(2002–2005)
15.4 — May 2002
18.1 — January/February 2005
15.3 — April 2002
Practical Christianity
pondering the Christian life
(1993–2004)
11.1 — January/February 1998
7.3 — Summer 1994
16.2 — March 2003
Interviews
Touchstone interviews with persons of interest
14.6 — July/August 2001
An Interview with Bob Davies of Exodus International
book reviews
38.4 — Jul/Aug, 2025
Art & Human Ends
Beauty and Imitation: A Philosophical Reflection on the Arts by Daniel McInerny
A review by Louise McCray
38.1 — Jan/Feb, 2025
Divinely Detailed
All Things Are Full of Gods by David Bentley Hart
A review by Charles Carman
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
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