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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)
32.6—November/December 2019
An Open Letter to Christian Readers of Jordan Peterson & Roger Scruton by James Bryson
from the archives on culture (304 articles)
34.1—January/February 2021
What the World Needs Now It Hardly Knows by Anthony Esolen
18.2—March 2005
On Conservatism as Vexation, Vanity & Near Impossibility by Graeme Hunter
20.7—September 2007
Paul Didn’t Build Bridges to Popular Culture by Russell D. Moore
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
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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)
18.8 — October 2005
22.3 — April 2009
Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
18.10 — December 2005
The Leading Edge
on intelligent design & culture
(2001–2013)
24.4 — July/August 2011
22.2 — March 2009
16.6 — July/August 2003
Contours of Culture
on books & the spirit of the age
(2009-2014)
26.4 — July/August 2013
Colin Gunton's The One, the Three and the Many: God, Creation and the Culture of Modernity
26.3 — May/June 2013
Poetic Knowledge: The Recovery of Education by James S. Taylor
26.2 — Mar/Apr 2013
The Matter at Hand
on events of the day
(2002–2005)
16.4 — May 2003
16.3 — April 2003
15.9 — November 2002
Practical Christianity
pondering the Christian life
(1993–2004)
14.5 — June 2001
14.9 — November 2001
17.10 — December 2004
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
38.6 — 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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