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)

32.3—May/June 2019

Theodicies & Messy Desks

on the Infinite Problem of Goods & Evil by Hugh Hunter

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)

20.7—September 2007

Retaking Mars Hill

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

31.2—March/April 2018

Millennial Mission

The Transmission of Christianity Is Not a New Task by Nathanael Devlin

22.3—April 2009

Wasted by Watching

Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by J. Daryl Charles

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

(See all)

The Leading Edge

by Phillip E. Johnson

on intelligent design & culture
(2001–2013)

23.4 — July/August 2010

A Circle of Love

14.8 — October 2001

The Ghost in My Machine

(See all)

Contours of Culture

by Ken Myers

on books & the spirit of the age
(2009-2014)

22.6 — July/August 2009

St. Paul's letter to Titus

(See all)

The Matter at Hand

by Leon J. Podles

on events of the day
(2002–2005)

16.5 — June 2003

Naples & New Towns

(See all)

Practical Christianity

by Thomas S. Buchanan

pondering the Christian life
(1993–2004)

12.3 — May/June 1999

The Heresy of Choice

17.2 — March 2004

Breaking Teeth

9.2 — Spring 1996

How They Love One Another

(See all)

Interviews

by various authors

Touchstone interviews with persons of interest

13.6 — July/August 2000

Swedish Dissent

Life as an Orthodox Churchman in the Church of Sweden: An interview with Dag Sandahl

13.1 — January/February 2000

A Double Take on Early Christianity

An Interview with Rodney Stark

15.10 — December 2002

Pondering Anglican Woes

An Interview with J. I. Packer

(See all)

book reviews

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

38.3 — 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

38.6 — 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

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