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)

29.5—Sept/Oct 2016

The True Atheist Myth

on Past & Present Atheism & the Invention of Happiness by Jordan Bissell

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)

23.2—March/April 2010

Job’s Progress

on Maturity for a Rising Generation by Peter J. Leithart

20.8—October 2007

Aliens in Zion

on Why I Can’t Be Just Another Earthman by Louis Markos

34.1—January/February 2021

Fighting for Love

What the World Needs Now It Hardly Knows by Anthony Esolen

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)

15.10 — December 2002

How Much Does It Cost?

24.6 — Nov/Dec 2011

Freed Science

15.8 — October 2002

Ethics in a Vacuum

(See all)

Contours of Culture

by Ken Myers

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

(See all)

The Matter at Hand

by Leon J. Podles

on events of the day
(2002–2005)

16.5 — June 2003

Naples & New Towns

16.1 — January/February 2003

Man Is a Wolf to Man

15.10 — December 2002

Cubist Scripture

(See all)

Practical Christianity

by Thomas S. Buchanan

pondering the Christian life
(1993–2004)

7.3 — Summer 1994

Outside the Turmoil of Men

12.4 — July/August 1999

Capitalizing Tradition

8.2 — Spring 1995

Not of This World

(See all)

Interviews

by various authors

Touchstone interviews with persons of interest

15.10 — December 2002

Pondering Anglican Woes

An Interview with J. I. Packer

25.3 — May/Jun 2012

The Centurion

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

12.5 — September/October 1999

The Catholic Angler

An Interview with Thomas Howard

(See all)

book reviews

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

38.1 — Jan/Feb, 2025

Butler’s Lies
Who’s Afraid of Gender? by Judith Butler
A review by Alexander T. Riley

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

38.3 — 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

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