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TheHeidelberg Disputation was held at the lecture hall of theAugustinian order inHeidelberg, Germany on April 26, 1518.[1] It was here thatMartin Luther, as a delegate for his order, began to have occasion to articulate his views. In the defense of his theses, which culminated in a contrast between divine love and human love,[2] Luther defended the doctrine of human depravity and the bondage of the will.Martin Bucer, the reformer ofStrasbourg, heard Luther here and became an avid follower.[3] This disputation also led toJohann Eck's challenging Martin Luther to theLeipzig Debate.[4]
The Heidelberg 28 theses were the basis of the disputation and represented a significant evolution from the95 theses of the previous year from a simple dispute about the theology behind indulgences to a fuller, Augustinian theology of sovereign grace.[5]
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