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
conference videos (see all)
from the archives on philosophy (76 articles)
21.6—July/August 2008
Benedict XVI on the Crisis of Faith & Reason by Samuel Gregg
from the archives on culture (301 articles)
31.2—March/April 2018
The Transmission of Christianity Is Not a New Task by Nathanael Devlin
22.3—April 2009
Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by J. Daryl Charles
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)
18.7 — September 2005
38.2 — Mar/Apr 2025
19.3 — April 2006
The Leading Edge
on intelligent design & culture
(2001–2013)
17.2 — March 2004
25.4 — July/August 2012
21.4 — May 2008
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
22.6 — July/August 2009
23.3 — May/June 2010
The Matter at Hand
on events of the day
(2002–2005)
15.5 — June 2002
15.4 — May 2002
16.2 — March 2003
Practical Christianity
pondering the Christian life
(1993–2004)
13.1 — January/February 2000
14.10 — December 2001
17.9 — November 2004
Interviews
Touchstone interviews with persons of interest
14.4 — May 2001
Archbishop Janis Vanags on Finding & Keeping the Faith in Post-Soviet Latvia
book reviews
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
38.4 — Jul/Aug, 2025
Art & Human Ends
Beauty and Imitation: A Philosophical Reflection on the Arts by Daniel McInerny
A review by Louise McCray
38.6 — Nov/Dec, 2025
Latter-Day Paper Trail
Joseph Smith: The Rise and Fall of an American Prophet by John G. Turner
A review by Joseph Martin
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
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