The Torch Magazine – Something to Enjoy During the Holidays

If you are looking for a few good articles to relax with over the holidays, you should reach for The Torch magazine. Members can also read the latest edition online by going to the International Association of Torch Club’s (IATC) website (you can find the magazine under the Club & Member Access tab). Non-members have access to earlier editions by visiting the IATC website and clicking the link below the images of magazines.


The Fall/Winter 2025 edition, shown above, has plenty of engaging articles:

  • Love is a Many-Splendored Thing,” by Joseph E. Vincent
    • “Pain is often easier to control when the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects are addressed with the patient and included as an important component in the patient’s care.”
  • “Christian Nationalism: Antecedents and Analogs,” by Charles Uphaus
    • “The German Christians were ardent supporters of the idea of a national people’s church – one that was free of Jewish taint, racially pure, manly, and nationalistic.”
  • “The Wonderful Brain: Yes, You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks,” by Lois Jarman
    • “My question became, If student were reaching in another language about something they loved, would they acquire more of that language?”

  • The Supreme Court of the United States: The Ultimate Presidential Appointment,” by James O. Deegear III
    • “In defending the proposed Bill of Rights, amending the Constitution, Madison maintained that ‘independent tribunals of justice will consider themselves…the guardians of those rights [ and]…will be naturally led to resist every encroachment’ upon them.”
  • “The Art of National Personification,” by Michael T. Shutterly
    • “If the nation creating the personification views the other country unfavorably, perhaps as an enemy or as subservient, the personification that is created will likely be unfavorable as well.”


If you would like to be a guest at a future Torch Club of Williamsburg dinner so you can view one of the live presentations, please reach out to us using our Contacts page. Should you become a member, you will receive an annual subscription to The Torch magazine.

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