september / october

Faulty Connection

39:5— sept/oct 2026

Faulty Connection

A.M.H. on Artificial Voices & the Loss of Human Interaction

Pilgrims, Not Tourists

39:5— sept/oct 2026

Pilgrims, Not Tourists

A (Sort of) Argument for Christendom by Rod Dreher

No Profit, All Loss

39:5— sept/oct 2026

No Profit, All Loss

The Humanity Lost When Our Ends Are Denied by Anthony Esolen

Mystery Man

39:5— sept/oct 2026

Mystery Man

Thomas Albert Howard on the Sublime & Helpful Theology of Pseudo-Dionysius

The Chapel at the End of the Earth

39:5— sept/oct 2026

The Chapel at the End of the Earth

Andrei Romanov on Christian Europe’s First & Last Resort

conference videos (see all)

America After Christianity

September 27, 2024

Neopaganism's Dark Enchantment

—John Daniel Davidson

September 28, 2024

The Urgency of Wonder

—Rod Dreher

September 26, 2024

Principles for Living in the Negative World

—Aaron Renn

from the archives on philosophy (77 articles)

32.6—November/December 2019

God Fearers

An Open Letter to Christian Readers of Jordan Peterson & Roger Scruton by James Bryson

29.4—July/August 2016

The Very Idea

on Anselm's God & the Virtue of Existing  by Tara L. Jernigan

from the archives on culture (309 articles)

32.5—September/October 2019

Must Say No

on When Christians Can't Compromise by Joshua Steely

31.2—March/April 2018

Millennial Mission

The Transmission of Christianity Is Not a New Task by Nathanael Devlin

6.1—Winter 1993

Civilization Without Religion?

by Russell Kirk

current columns

Illuminations

by Anthony Esolen

on Christian hymns

39.5 — Sept/Oct 2026

Hope, the Little Girl

39.4 — Jul/Aug 2026

The Springs of Baptism

39.3 — May/Jun 2026

Building & Unbuilding

(See all)

From Heavenly Harmony

by Ken Myers

on classical music

37.6 — Nov/Dec 2024

Restless Beauty

37.5 — Sept/Oct 2024

Apprehending the Music of Being

(See all)

A Thousand Words

by Mary Elizabeth Podles

on works of Christian art

(See all)

First Books

by Kathie Johnson

on books for children

39.5 — Sept/Oct 2026

Books About Dreams

39.3 — May/Jun 2026

North Africa—Fiction

39.1 — Jan/Feb 2026

North Africa

(See all)

Mortal Remains

by S. M. Hutchens

on theology and culture

39.3 — May/Jun 2026

Dreams of Gerontius

39.2 — Mar/Apr 2026

A Great Work for God

39.1 — Jan/Feb 2026

Final Words on Preaching

(See all)

As It Is Written . . .

by Patrick Henry Reardon

on the bible and theology

39.5 — Sept/Oct 2026

Horse Sense

39.4 — Jul/Aug 2026

The Prayer of Eleazar

39.3 — May/Jun 2026

David & the Giant

(See all)

past columns

Book Returns

by various authors

Touchstone looks back at recent "classics"
(2005-2009)

18.10 — December 2005

Ivan Illich's Deschooling Society

18.8 — October 2005

Jack Kerouac's On the Road

(See all)

The Leading Edge

by Phillip E. Johnson

on intelligent design & culture
(2001–2013)

14.8 — October 2001

The Ghost in My Machine

20.1 — January/February 2007

Harvard's End

23.4 — July/August 2010

A Circle of Love

(See all)

Contours of Culture

by Ken Myers

on books & the spirit of the age
(2009-2014)

(See all)

The Matter at Hand

by Leon J. Podles

on events of the day
(2002–2005)

16.3 — April 2003

Choosing Truth or Power

(See all)

Practical Christianity

by Thomas S. Buchanan

pondering the Christian life
(1993–2004)

17.3 — April 2004

The Lost Art of Mercy

12.4 — July/August 1999

Capitalizing Tradition

13.4 — May 2000

Ecclesiastical Math

(See all)

Interviews

by various authors

Touchstone interviews with persons of interest

23.5 — September/October 2010

Civilization in the Balance

An Interview with Michael Nazir-Ali

8.3 — Summer 1995

Turning Hearts to the Fathers Part I

A Conversation With Thomas C. Oden

15.8 — October 2002

Darwin as Epicurean

An Interview with Benjamin Wiker

(See all)

book reviews

38.2 — Mar/Apr, 2025

Closing Argument
What Is Christianity? The Last Writings of Benedict XVI
A review by John R. Stephenson

38.4 — 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

Butler’s Lies
Who’s Afraid of Gender? by Judith Butler
A review by Alexander T. Riley

38.1 — Jan/Feb, 2025

Divinely Detailed
All Things Are Full of Gods by David Bentley Hart
A review by Charles Carman

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