may / june

Downward Nobility

39:4— may/jun 2026

Downward Nobility

Christian Love vs. Modern Humanitarianism by Matthew B. Crawford

Bruised Reeds

39:4— may/jun 2026

Bruised Reeds

The Shepherd’s Voice in an Age of Protest by Anthony Esolen

Piety, Place & Gratitude

39:4— may/jun 2026

Piety, Place & Gratitude

Where Our Affections & Civilization Are Cultivated by Mark T. Mitchell

Retro Universe

39:4— may/jun 2026

Retro Universe

Dante Hosseini on the Older Adopted Image of C. S. Lewis

Nearly Persuaded

39:4— may/jun 2026

Nearly Persuaded

Charles Murray’s Taking Religion Seriously reviewed by Russell T. Warne

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 (76 articles)

16.4—May 2003

Common Sense

Chesterton & the Aristotelian Tradition by Patrick Henry Reardon

32.6—November/December 2019

God Fearers

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

from the archives on culture (304 articles)

32.2—March/April 2019

The Mimetic Bachelor

Reality Shows, Even in a Popular TV Series by C. E. Smith

34.1—January/February 2021

Jeremiah Revisited

Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher by Hans Boersma

32.6—November/December 2019

Listening Up

Historical Truth, Beguiling Stories & Three Kinds of Hearers by Anthony Esolen

current columns

Illuminations

by Anthony Esolen

on Christian hymns

39.3 — May/Jun 2026

Building & Unbuilding

39.2 — Mar/Apr 2026

Give Me Crosses

39.1 — Jan/Feb 2026

Filled with the Savior

(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

39.3 — May/Jun 2026

North Africa—Fiction

39.1 — Jan/Feb 2026

North Africa

38.5 — Sept/Oct 2025

Reading About the Holocaust

(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

39.3 — May/Jun 2026

David & the Giant

39.2 — Mar/Apr 2026

Wisdom from the Netherworld

39.1 — Jan/Feb 2026

The Structure of the Fall

(See all)

past columns

Book Returns

by various authors

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

18.8 — October 2005

Jack Kerouac's On the Road

18.7 — September 2005

Harvey Cox's The Secular City

(See all)

The Leading Edge

by Phillip E. Johnson

on intelligent design & culture
(2001–2013)

26.3 — May/June 2013

A Doubting Thomas

22.6 — July/August 2009

The Heart of Africa

22.8 — November/December 2009

Content with Truth

(See all)

The Matter at Hand

by Leon J. Podles

on events of the day
(2002–2005)

(See all)

Practical Christianity

by Thomas S. Buchanan

pondering the Christian life
(1993–2004)

17.10 — December 2004

The Holiness of Unknowing

14.7 — September 2001

The Cardinal Virtue of Prudence

13.5 — June 2000

Poison Control

(See all)

Interviews

by various authors

Touchstone interviews with persons of interest

27.1 — Jan/Feb 2014

Activist for Life

An Interview with Joseph M. Scheidler

28.5 — Sept/Oct 2015

The Gospel Out of Egypt

Bishop Angaelos of the Coptic Orthodox Church

8.3 — Summer 1995

Turning Hearts to the Fathers Part I

A Conversation With Thomas C. Oden

(See all)

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

38.5 — Sept/Oct, 2025

The Scope of the Pope
Infallibility, Integrity and Obedience: The Papacy and the Roman Catholic Church, 1848–2023 by John M. Rist
A review by William J. Tighe

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

38.2 — 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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