articles by James M. Kushiner

37.4 — Jul/Aug 2024

Miserable Ecumenism

Beware Ecclesial Scandals Left & Right


37.1 — Jan/Feb 2024

Pilate’s Heirs

Rulers Ancient & Modern Who Kill the Innocent for Peace & Security


36.2 — Mar/Apr 2023

A Divine Fire Escape

on the Christology of a Smokejumper’s Innovation


35.6 — Nov/Dec 2022

The Prince’s Peace

on the Divine Promise Fulfilled by the Child of Bethlehem


35.1 — January/February 2022

Unlocking the Church

Can We Strengthen Our Congregations Before It's Too Late?


34.5 — Sept/Oct 2021

God's Ground Zero

on Signs of Mercy & Judgment at the World Trade Center


32.6 — November/December 2019

Upstream of Culture

Christian Politics Is Not of This World


32.1 — January/February 2019

Schools of Impiety

The Diabolical Failure of Leaders in the Present Crises


31.5 — September/October 2018

Taking Liberties

The Secular State Without the Decalogue


31.4 — July/August 2018

The Names of the Christian

Labels & the Ecumenism of Discipleship


31.3 — May/June 2018

Laborers for the Harvest

Billy Graham's Legacy Is All Around Us


31.2 — March/April 2018

The Abusive Society

The Far Country of Sexual Rebellion


31.1 — January/February 2018

Mere Sexuality

Getting Sex Wrong Is a Foundational Error


30.6 — Nov/Dec 2017

American Gadara

Yes, Virginia, There Is a God


30.2 — March/April 2017

L'affaire Esolen

We Stand in Solidarity & in Good Company


30.1 — Jan/Feb 2017

Infidelity and Fidelity

Keep Calm, Carry On, Even If It Is "Satan's Hour"


30.1 — Jan/Feb 2017

A Necessary Anniversary

The Contemporary & the Timeless Intersect for 30 Years


29.5 — Sept/Oct 2016

Thirty Years' Warfare

When Publishing Remains Necessary


29.2 — March/April 2016

The Only Lord We Know

On the Confession of the One True God


28.5 — Sept/Oct 2015

The Gospel Out of Egypt

Bishop Angaelos of the Coptic Orthodox Church


27.1 — Jan/Feb 2014

Activist for Life

An Interview with Joseph M. Scheidler


25.5 — Sept/Oct 2012

No We Can't

The Delusions of Backing the Abortion Regime


25.4 — July/August 2012

Changed Agents

Without Conversion We Labor in Vain


25.3 — May/Jun 2012

The Centurion

Prison Fellowship Founder Charles Colson's Final Mission for Christian Faith & Culture


25.3 — May/Jun 2012

If They Perish

The Missing Piece of the Middle East


24.5 — Sept/Oct 2011

Ecumenical Orthodoxy

Touchstone’s 25 Years of Common Witness


24.5 — Sept/Oct 2011

The Suffering Church

Mere Christianity Is Fundamentally Cruciform


23.1 — January/February 2010

Where We Stand

The Manhattan Declaration Draws a Line at a Front Already There


22.5 — June 2009

Mere Economics

The Dollars & Sense of Publishing


21.9 — November 2008

Tired of Life?

Or It Seems Less Like a Garment Now


20.4 — May 2007

All God’s Children


19.8 — October 2006

Christians All Together


19.7 — September 2006

Terror & the Last Enemy

9/11 & the Way of the Cross


18.3 — April 2005

Freedom & Repentance


17.8 — October 2004

Roundtable with a President


17.8 — October 2004

First Things First

On the Two Values that Matter Most


17.7 — September 2004

War Up Close & Personal


17.6 — July/August 2004

Darwin Under Fire

By Design by Larry Witham
Science and Evidence for
Design in the Universe
by Michael J. Behe, William A. Dembski, and Stephen C. Meyer
and 9 others


17.6 — July/August 2004

The Measure of Design

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


16.4 — May 2003

The Gay Embrace

Mainliners Stymied on the Matter of Homosexuality


16.3 — April 2003

Voting for Pontius Pilate


15.9 — November 2002

The Gentle Lamb Jesus


15.7 — September 2002

Faithful Gatekeepers


15.5 — June 2002

Berkeley’s Radical

An Interview with Phillip E. Johnson


15.4 — May 2002

Praying with Jesus

on Jabez & the Lord’s Prayer


14.9 — November 2001

A Pilgrim's View

on September 11 from Another Country


14.6 — July/August 2001

Coming Out of Homosexuality

An Interview with Bob Davies of Exodus International


14.6 — July/August 2001

Mere Christianity Today


14.4 — May 2001

Baylor’s Bastard Child


14.1 — January/February 2001

Woman on A Mission

Elisabeth Elliot on Missions, Youth, Men & Women


13.10 — December 2000

The Gift of Man & Christ


13.9 — November 2000

Dialogue with a Dominican

An Interview with Aidan Nichols, O. P.


13.8 — October 2000

A Feel-Good Sacrament


13.5 — June 2000

Darwin & the New Man


13.1 — January/February 2000

Plausible Ecumenism

An Ecumenical Roundtable Discussion


12.6 — November/December 1999

Backyard Apologetics

An Interview with Charles Colson


12.5 — September/October 1999

The Catholic Angler

An Interview with Thomas Howard


12.2 — March/April 1999

Why Conservatives Can’t Win


10.4 — Fall 1997

Patterns of Faith: Ten Years of Touchstone


10.1 — Winter 1997

Churches for Youth


9.3 — Summer 1996

Let’s Stop Ordaining Politicians


8.4 — Fall 1995

No Cure in Sight?

An Encounter with an Evangelical-Roman Catholic Impasse


8.3 — Summer 1995

The Editors at Rose Hill


8.1 — Winter 1995

Christian Right, In Deed


7.3 — Summer 1994

Promising Men


7.3 — Summer 1994

A Tribute to a Friend


7.2 — Spring 1994

Finding Wisdom in Canada


7.1 — Winter 1994

The Middle East: A Crossroad


6.3 — Summer 1993

The Joy of Conservatism


6.2 — Spring 1993

Desperate Pilgrims


5.4 — Fall 1992

Uncultured Men & Women


5.2 — Spring 1992

Just Another Religion?


4.2 — Special Issue: The Bible 1991

Recovering the Spiritual Sense of the Scriptures

An Interview with Fr. Paul Quay, S.J.


2.1 — Fall 1987

The Evangelical Orthodox


1.2 — Winter 1987

The Christian Fast

A Twentieth Century Reconsideration


1.1 — Fall 1986

James the Just of Jerusalem

Forgotten Saint, Forgotten City


short pieces by James M. Kushiner

37.6 — Nov/Dec 2024

No Cheers on Election Day


37.4 — Jul/Aug 2024

The Visigoths Sack Rome

August 24, 410


37.3 — May/June 2024

The Dedication of Constantinople

May 11, 330


37.2 — Mar/Apr 2024

The Founding of the Franciscan Order

April 16, 1210


37.1 — Jan/Feb 2024

Jim Elliot & Companions Martyred in Ecuador

January 8, 1956


36.2 — Mar/Apr 2023

The Catholic Benedict XVI, RIP


35.2 — Mar/Apr 2022

From the Editor Emeritus


35.1 — January/February 2022

Woke Not for Us


35.1 — January/February 2022

Leon Holschbach, R.I.P.


35.1 — January/February 2022

Time for Change


34.6 — Nov/Dec 2021

Following St. Nicholas


34.5 — Sept/Oct 2021

9/11's Survivor Tree


34.5 — Sept/Oct 2021

Conference 2021


34.4 — July/August 2021

Keep It Going


34.3 — May/June 2021

No Joking Matter


34.3 — May/June 2021

Timeless Archives


34.2 — March/April 2021

Firm Members


34.1 — January/February 2021

Thomas Howard, R.I.P.


33.6 — Nov/Dec 2020

Spreading Good News This Season


33.5 — September/October 2020

When Mere Is More


33.5 — September/October 2020

More Cancelled for 2020


33.1 — January/February 2020

Phillip E. Johnson


32.5 — September/October 2019

The Holiness Option


32.4 — July/August 2019

Oh Boy, It's a Vegan?


32.4 — July/August 2019

From the Editor


32.3 — May/June 2019

The Wrath of God & Abortion


32.3 — May/June 2019

From the Editor


31.4 — July/August 2018

From the Editor


31.4 — July/August 2018

In Memoriam, Lawrence D. Jacobs


31.1 — January/February 2018

Transgressing Taboos


30.5 — Sept/Oct 2017

Reformation & Us


37.6 — Nov/Dec 2024

No Cheers on Election Day


37.4 — Jul/Aug 2024

The Visigoths Sack Rome

August 24, 410


37.3 — May/June 2024

The Dedication of Constantinople

May 11, 330


37.2 — Mar/Apr 2024

The Founding of the Franciscan Order

April 16, 1210


37.1 — Jan/Feb 2024

Jim Elliot & Companions Martyred in Ecuador

January 8, 1956


36.2 — Mar/Apr 2023

The Catholic Benedict XVI, RIP


35.2 — Mar/Apr 2022

From the Editor Emeritus


35.1 — January/February 2022

Woke Not for Us


35.1 — January/February 2022

Leon Holschbach, R.I.P.


35.1 — January/February 2022

Time for Change


34.6 — Nov/Dec 2021

Following St. Nicholas


34.5 — Sept/Oct 2021

9/11's Survivor Tree


34.5 — Sept/Oct 2021

Conference 2021


34.4 — July/August 2021

Keep It Going


34.3 — May/June 2021

No Joking Matter


34.3 — May/June 2021

Timeless Archives


34.2 — March/April 2021

Firm Members


34.1 — January/February 2021

Thomas Howard, R.I.P.


33.6 — Nov/Dec 2020

Spreading Good News This Season


33.5 — September/October 2020

When Mere Is More


33.5 — September/October 2020

More Cancelled for 2020


33.1 — January/February 2020

Phillip E. Johnson


32.5 — September/October 2019

The Holiness Option


32.4 — July/August 2019

Oh Boy, It's a Vegan?


32.4 — July/August 2019

From the Editor


32.3 — May/June 2019

The Wrath of God & Abortion


32.3 — May/June 2019

From the Editor


31.4 — July/August 2018

From the Editor


31.4 — July/August 2018

In Memoriam, Lawrence D. Jacobs


31.1 — January/February 2018

Transgressing Taboos


30.5 — Sept/Oct 2017

Reformation & Us


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