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“. . . The real crisis has scarcely begun. We will have to count on terrific upheavals. But I am equally certain about what will remain at the end: not the Church of the political cult, which is dead already, but the Church of faith. It may well no longer be the dominant social power to the extent that she was until recently; but it will enjoy a fresh blossoming and be seen as man's home, where he will find life and hope beyond death. . . .”
German radio broadcast, Christmas Day, 1969
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Milton's Satan & the Confusion of the Mind
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from the archives on imagination (21 articles)
19.10—December 2006
Training Up a Child Requires a Well-Formed Imagination by David Mills
18.4—May 2005
The Idylls, Idols & Devils That Corrupt the Moral Imagination by Vigen Guroian
from the archives on family (84 articles)
23.1—January/February 2010
It’s Bent on Bringing Down the House on the Family & the Church by Douglas Farrow
31.1—January/February 2018
The Wisdom of the Victorian Quest for Innocence by David Sandifer
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From Heavenly Harmony
on classical music
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Mortal Remains
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As It Is Written . . .
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Book Returns
Touchstone looks back at recent "classics"
(2005-2009)
19.10 — December 2006
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The Leading Edge
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(2001–2013)
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15.2 — March 2002
Contours of Culture
on books & the spirit of the age
(2009-2014)
24.1 — January/February 2011
James Turner's Without God, Without Creed: The Origins of Unbelief in America
23.3 — May/June 2010
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)
17.7 — September 2004
15.5 — June 2002
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Practical Christianity
pondering the Christian life
(1993–2004)
14.5 — June 2001
16.2 — March 2003
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Interviews
Touchstone interviews with persons of interest
22.8 — November/December 2009
An Interview with Bishop Göran Beijer of the Mission Province of the Church of Sweden
14.6 — July/August 2001
An Interview with Bob Davies of Exodus International
13.6 — July/August 2000
Life as an Orthodox Churchman in the Church of Sweden: An interview with Dag Sandahl
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32.6 — November/December, 2019
Strategic Christians
The Year of Our Lord 1943: Christian Humanism in an Age of Crisis
by Alan Jacobs
A review by Jesse Russell
32.6 — November/December, 2019
Stargazers' Log
Chronicling the Golden Age of Astronomy: A History of Visual Observing from Harriot to Moore
by Neil English
A review by Guillermo Gonzalez
32.2 — March/April, 2019
Shortfall
Deeper Magic: The Theology Behind the Writings of C. S. Lewis by Donald T. Williams
A review by S. M. Hutchens
32.4 — July/August, 2019
Novel Conversion
Evolution of Desire: A Life of René Girard
by Cynthia L. Haven
A review by David K. Anderson
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