Touchstone (magazine)
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Touchstone is a bimonthly conservative
Touchstone was started in 1986 as a Chicago-area newsletter and gradually expanded into a quarterly, and is currently published six times a year. It covers matters related to Christianity, culture, literature, secularism, and world affairs. The subtitle of the journal is a reference to C. S. Lewis' concept of "mere Christianity".[1] The publication describes its approach as both theologically conservative and ecumenical.[2] It has won the Associated Church Press's Award of Excellence (first place) for journals for 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007[3] and 2008, as well as six or seven other awards each year, including awards for articles, its book review section, and editorial courage.
The magazine's Executive Editor is J. Douglas Johnson (Orthodox), James Kushiner (Orthodox) is Editor Emeritus. Senior Editors are
Touchstone hosts annual conferences of conservative ecumenical interest and has published three books based on some of its essays: Signs of Intelligence: Understanding Intelligent Design (2001), Creed and Culture: A Touchstone Reader (2003), and Creed Culture II (2020).
References
- Lakeland Ledger, April 26, 2003.
- ^ Chris Armstrong, "The Next Pope: An African?", Christianity Today, August 8, 2008.
- ^ "Awards 2007: Best of the Christian Press" Archived 2011-08-30 at the Wayback Machine, Associated Church Press, April 2008.
External links
- Official website
- Mere Comments, the Touchstone Magazine editors' blog
- The Fellowship of St. James website
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