On April 26, 1518, Luther's fame was secured. While his 95 Theses, written six months earlier, had caused some rumblings, it was the Heidelberg Disputation that was, arguably, the match to the gasoline of the Reformation. Friend and foe were made at Heidelberg. In his Twenty-Eight Theological Theses, and Twelve Philosophical Theses, Luther tears down the Medieval religious system, and he burns everything down to the true Foundation: Jesus Christ, who died and rose for sinners.

This edition offers an historical introduction to the Heidelberg Disputation. The Theses and their Proofs, written May 1518, are translated with readability in mind. This opens the Heidelberg Disputation to all Christians, and not just to a few trained in theology.