march / april
39:2— mar/apr 2026
Progress & the Pursuit of Unhappiness by J. Douglas Johnson
39:2— mar/apr 2026
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)
32.6—November/December 2019
An Open Letter to Christian Readers of Jordan Peterson & Roger Scruton by James Bryson
from the archives on culture (301 articles)
32.6—November/December 2019
Historical Truth, Beguiling Stories & Three Kinds of Hearers by Anthony Esolen
29.3—May/June 2016
Our Choice Is Obedience or Jesus as Anti-Christ by Anthony Esolen
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
39.2 — Mar/Apr 2026
39.1 — Jan/Feb 2026
38.6 — Nov/Dec 2025
on books for children
39.1 — Jan/Feb 2026
38.5 — Sept/Oct 2025
38.3 — May/Jun 2025
As It Is Written . . .
on the bible and theology
39.2 — Mar/Apr 2026
39.1 — Jan/Feb 2026
38.6 — Nov/Dec 2025
past columns
Book Returns
Touchstone looks back at recent "classics"
(2005-2009)
18.8 — October 2005
18.9 — November 2005
The Leading Edge
on intelligent design & culture
(2001–2013)
22.4 — May 2009
15.4 — May 2002
14.4 — May 2001
Contours of Culture
on books & the spirit of the age
(2009-2014)
25.2 — March/April 2012
Craig Gay's The Way of the (Modern) World: Or, Why It's Tempting to Live As If God Doesn't Exist
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)
15.8 — October 2002
16.1 — January/February 2003
15.6 — July/August 2002
Practical Christianity
pondering the Christian life
(1993–2004)
15.3 — April 2002
11.2 — March/April 1998
17.1 — January/February 2004
Interviews
Touchstone interviews with persons of interest
15.6 — July/August 2002
An Interview with Norwegian Dissident Roald Flemestad
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
38.1 — Jan/Feb, 2025
Butler’s Lies
Who’s Afraid of Gender? by Judith Butler
A review by Alexander T. Riley
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
38.4 — Jul/Aug, 2025
Art & Human Ends
Beauty and Imitation: A Philosophical Reflection on the Arts by Daniel McInerny
A review by Louise McCray
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