''Touchstone'' is a bimonthly conservative ecumenical Christian publication of the Fellowship of St. James. It is subtitled ''A Journal of Mere Christianity'', which replaced ''A Journal of Ecumenical Orthodoxy''. ''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 Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ...

, culture, literature, secularism, and world affairs. The subtitle of the journal is a reference to C. S. Lewis' concept of "

mere Christianity ''Mere Christianity'' is a Christian apologetical book by the British author C. S. Lewis. It was adapted from a series of BBC radio talks made between 1941 and 1944, originally published as three separate volumes: ''Broadcast Talks'' (1942), ...

". The publication describes its approach as both theologically conservative and ecumenical. It has won the

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's Award of Excellence (first place) for journals for 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007"Awards 2007: Best of the Christian Press"
, Associated Church Press, April 2008. 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 (since January 1992) is James Kushiner (Orthodox). Senior editors include

Anthony Esolen Anthony M. Esolen is a writer, social commentator, translator of classical poetry, and Writer-in-Residence at Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts. He taught at Furman University and Providence College before transferring to the Thomas More Co ...

, Robert P. George, James Hitchcock, and Leon J. Podles (all Catholic); S. M. Hutchens and

Russell D. Moore Russell D. Moore (born 9 October 1971) is an American theologian, ethicist, and preacher. In June 2021, he became the director of the Public Theology Project at ''Christianity Today'', and on August 4, 2022, was announced as the magazine's incomi ...

(both Protestant); and Patrick Henry Reardon (Orthodox). From 2003 to 2008 its editor was David Mills (Catholic). ''Touchstone'' has published two books based on some of its essays: ''Signs of Intelligence: Understanding Intelligent Design'' (2001) and ''Creed and Culture: A'' Touchstone ''Reader'' (2003).

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Mere Comments, the ''Touchstone Magazine'' editors' blogThe Fellowship of St. James website
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