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)
31.2—March/April 2018
The Transmission of Christianity Is Not a New Task by Nathanael Devlin
34.1—January/February 2021
Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher by Hans Boersma
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)
19.7 — September 2006
21.6 — July/August 2008
21.9 — November 2008
The Leading Edge
on intelligent design & culture
(2001–2013)
17.6 — July/August 2004
14.2 — March 2001
15.8 — October 2002
Contours of Culture
on books & the spirit of the age
(2009-2014)
24.3 — May/June 2011
Gilbert Meilaender's The Taste for the Other: The Social and Ethical Thought of C. S. Lewis
25.6 — Nov/Dec 2012
Oliver O'Donovan's Resurrection and Moral Order: An Outline for Evangelical Ethics
22.8 — November/December 2009
Todd Gitlin's Media Unlimited: How the Torrent of Images and Sounds Overwhelms Our Lives
The Matter at Hand
on events of the day
(2002–2005)
15.5 — June 2002
16.4 — May 2003
15.6 — July/August 2002
Practical Christianity
pondering the Christian life
(1993–2004)
13.3 — April 2000
17.2 — March 2004
9.1 — Winter 1996
Interviews
Touchstone interviews with persons of interest
4.2 — Special Issue: The Bible 1991
Recovering the Spiritual Sense of the Scriptures
An Interview with Fr. Paul Quay, S.J.
book reviews
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
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
38.1 — Jan/Feb, 2025
Butler’s Lies
Who’s Afraid of Gender? by Judith Butler
A review by Alexander T. Riley
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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