march / april

Open Our Eyes

39:2— mar/apr 2026

Open Our Eyes

J. Budziszewski on a Vaccine for the Pandemic of Lunacy

Things Fall Apart

39:2— mar/apr 2026

Things Fall Apart

Alexander T. Riley on Negotiating the Walk Toward Our End

Desiring a Lesser Country

39:2— mar/apr 2026

Desiring a Lesser Country

Progress & the Pursuit of Unhappiness by J. Douglas Johnson

The Minstrel of Millennial Narcissism

39:2— mar/apr 2026

The Minstrel of Millennial Narcissism

Taylor Swift & the Subversion of Musical Arts by R. V. Young

Set Out into Deep Waters

39:2— mar/apr 2026

On Our Faces

A Faithful Church Is a Trembling Church by Ronald Moore

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

21.6—July/August 2008

The European Disunion

Benedict XVI on the Crisis of Faith & Reason by Samuel Gregg

from the archives on culture (301 articles)

20.7—September 2007

Retaking Mars Hill

Paul Didn’t Build Bridges to Popular Culture by Russell D. Moore

6.1—Winter 1993

Civilization Without Religion?

by Russell Kirk

19.4—May 2006

Liberalism as Religion

The Culture War Is Between Religious Believers on Both Sides by Howard P. Kainz

current columns

Illuminations

by Anthony Esolen

on Christian hymns

39.2 — Mar/Apr 2026

Give Me Crosses

39.1 — Jan/Feb 2026

Filled with the Savior

38.6 — Nov/Dec 2025

Four Feasts

(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

39.1 — Jan/Feb 2026

North Africa

38.5 — Sept/Oct 2025

Reading About the Holocaust

38.3 — May/Jun 2025

North/Central Europe—Fiction

(See all)

Mortal Remains

by S. M. Hutchens

on theology and culture

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

39.2 — Mar/Apr 2026

Wisdom from the Netherworld

39.1 — Jan/Feb 2026

The Structure of the Fall

38.6 — Nov/Dec 2025

Joshua & the Holy Land

(See all)

past columns

Book Returns

by various authors

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

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)

17.6 — July/August 2004

Taking the Cake

15.6 — July/August 2002

Right Sacrifice

(See all)

The Matter at Hand

by Leon J. Podles

on events of the day
(2002–2005)

17.7 — September 2004

Literary Revelation

18.1 — January/February 2005

Empty Spaces of the Word

(See all)

Practical Christianity

by Thomas S. Buchanan

pondering the Christian life
(1993–2004)

8.2 — Spring 1995

Not of This World

12.6 — November/December 1999

Virgin Soldiers

15.4 — May 2002

The Cosmic Cemetery

(See all)

Interviews

by various authors

Touchstone interviews with persons of interest

14.4 — May 2001

Latvia Revived

Archbishop Janis Vanags on Finding & Keeping the Faith in Post-Soviet Latvia

23.5 — September/October 2010

Civilization in the Balance

An Interview with Michael Nazir-Ali

23.2 — March/April 2010

Bioethics & Dignity

A Q&A with Gilbert Meilaender

(See all)

book reviews

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

38.5 — 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

38.3 — 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

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