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)
29.5—Sept/Oct 2016
on Past & Present Atheism & the Invention of Happiness by Jordan Bissell
24.2—March/April 2011
Certain Death & the Last Lectures of Socrates & Jesus by Randall B. Smith
from the archives on culture (301 articles)
30.6—Nov/Dec 2017
Christ, Individualism & the Meaning of Cultural Diversity 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
19.1 — January/February 2006
19.9 — November 2006
The Leading Edge
on intelligent design & culture
(2001–2013)
14.4 — May 2001
17.2 — March 2004
20.2 — March 2007
Contours of Culture
on books & the spirit of the age
(2009-2014)
23.1 — January/February 2010
26.6 — Nov/Dec 2013
Heavenly Participation: The Weaving of a Sacramental Tapestry by Hans Boersma
24.5 — Sept/Oct 2011
The Matter at Hand
on events of the day
(2002–2005)
15.3 — April 2002
16.2 — March 2003
16.1 — January/February 2003
Practical Christianity
pondering the Christian life
(1993–2004)
6.3 — Summer 1993
17.10 — December 2004
17.3 — April 2004
Interviews
Touchstone interviews with persons of interest
14.4 — May 2001
Archbishop Janis Vanags on Finding & Keeping the Faith in Post-Soviet Latvia
17.6 — July/August 2004
An conversation with William A. Dembski, Phillip E. Johnson, Jed Macosko, Paul Nelson, Edward Sisson, Richard Weikart, and Jonathan Witt About the Past, Present & Future of Darwinism & Design
book reviews
38.1 — Jan/Feb, 2025
Divinely Detailed
All Things Are Full of Gods by David Bentley Hart
A review by Charles Carman
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
38.6 — 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
38.4 — 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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