Origins in Print
Origins is designed to publicize and advance the goals of the archives. These include the gathering, organization, and study of historical materials produced by the day-to-day activities of the Christian Reformed Church, Calvin Theological Seminary, Calvin University, and the diverse communities that support them. The archives also include extensive material on modern Reformed Christianity in North America and on Dutch immigration and Dutch North American ethnic communities.
Volumes 1 to 37 (1983-2019) of Origins are available below. Volumes 38 on (2020-present) are available only in hard copy from Heritage Hall. Contact us at crcarchives@calvin.edu if there is a back issue you would like to purchase.
A subject index to articles in Origins and a variety of other periodicals is available via the CRC Periodical Index, maintained by the staff of the Hekman Library. To limit your search to Origins material, select “Origins” in the “Publication” box. A hard copy index of the first twenty years is available in the Fall 2003 (vol. 21, no. 2) issue of Origins.
An annual subscription to Origins currently costs only $15 for two issues.
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All contributions go to the “Origins Fund,” an endowment that supports the production of the magazine, the publication of other material related to Heritage Hall, and other special projects not covered by the annual budget.
Past Issues
The back issues of Origins, up to the most recent four years, are freely available here for research and personal use. Neither the whole issues nor individual articles should be published in any form online or in print without permission from the curator of Heritage Hall.
- Origins Vol. 37 No. 2, Fall 2019
- Origins Vol. 37 No. 1, Spring 2019
- Origins Vol. 36 No. 2, Fall 2018
- Origins Vol. 36 No. 1, Spring 2018
- Origins Vol. 35 No. 2, Fall 2017
- Origins Vol. 35 No. 1, Spring 2017
- Origins Vol. 34 No. 2, Fall 2016
- Origins Vol. 34 No. 1, Spring 2016
- Origins Vol. 33 No. 2, Fall 2015
- Origins Vol. 33 No. 1, Spring 2015
- Origins Vol. 32 No. 2, Fall 2014
- Origins Vol. 32 No. 1, Spring 2014
- Origins Vol. 31 No. 2, Fall 2013
- Origins Vol. 31 No. 1, Spring 2013
- Origins Vol. 30 No. 2, Fall 2012
- Origins Vol. 30 No. 1, Spring 2012
- Origins Vol. 29 No. 2, Fall 2011
- Origins Vol. 29 No. 1, Spring 2011
- Origins Vol. 28 No. 2, Fall 2010
- Origins Vol. 28 No. 1, Spring 2010
- Origins Vol. 27 No. 2, Fall 2009
- Origins Vol. 27 No. 1, Spring 2009
- Origins Vol. 26 No. 2, Fall 2008
- Origins Vol. 26 No. 1, Spring 2008
- Origins Vol. 25 No. 2, Fall 2007
- Origins Vol. 25 No. 1, Spring 2007
- Origins Vol. 24 No. 2, Fall 2006
- Origins Vol. 24 No. 1, Spring 2006
- Origins Vol. 23 No. 2, Fall 2005
- Origins Vol. 23 No. 1, Spring 2005
- Origins Vol. 22 No. 2, Fall 2004
- Origins Vol. 22 No. 1, Spring 2004
- Origins Vol. 21 No. 2, Fall 2003
- Origins Vol. 21 No. 1, Spring 2003
- Origins Vol. 20 No. 2, Fall 2002
- Origins Vol. 20 No. 1, Spring 2002
- Origins Vol. 19 No. 2, Fall 2001
- Origins Vol. 19 No. 1, Spring 2001
- Origins Vol. 18 No. 2, Fall 2000
- Origins Vol. 18 No. 1, Spring 2000
- Origins Vol. 17 No. 2, Fall 1999
- Origins Vol. 17 No. 1, Spring 1999
- Origins Vol. 16 No. 2, Fall 1998
- Origins Vol. 16 No. 1, Spring 1998
- Origins Vol. 15 No. 2, Fall 1997
- Origins Vol. 15 No. 1, Spring 1997
- Origins Vol. 14 No. 2, Fall 1996
- Origins Vol. 14 No. 1, Spring 1996
- Origins Vol. 13 No. 2, Fall 1995
- Origins Vol. 13 No. 1, Spring 1995
- Origins Vol. 12 No. 2, Fall 1994
- Origins Vol. 12 No. 1, Spring 1994
- Origins Vol. 11 No. 2, Fall 1993
- Origins Vol. 11 No. 1, Spring 1993
- Origins Vol. 10 No. 2, Fall 1992
- Origins Vol. 10 No. 1, Spring 1992
- Origins Vol. 9 No. 2, Fall 1991
- Origins Vol. 9 No. 1, Spring 1991
- Origins Vol. 8 No. 2, Fall 1990
- Origins Vol. 8 No. 1, Spring 1990
- Origins Vol. 7 No. 2, Fall 1989
- Origins Vol. 7 No. 1, Spring 1989
- Origins Vol. 6 No. 2, Fall 1988
- Origins Vol. 6 No. 1, Spring 1988
- Origins Vol. 5 No. 2, Fall 1987
- Origins Vol. 5 No. 1, Spring 1987
- Origins Vol. 4 No. 2, Fall 1986
- Origins Vol. 4 No. 1, Spring 1986
- Origins Vol. 3 No. 2, Fall 1985
- Origins Vol. 3 No. 1, Spring 1985
- Origins Vol. 2 No. 2, Fall 1984
- Origins Vol. 2 No. 1, Spring 1984
- Origins Vol. 1 No. 2, Fall 1983
- Origins Vol. 1 No. 1, Spring 1983