Includes bibliographical references.

The 95 theses (1517) / Timothy Wengert -- The Heidelberg disputation (1518) / Nicholas Hopman -- The Diet of Augsburg (1518) / Suzanne Hequet -- The Leipzig debate (1519) / Kurt K. Hendel -- Treatise on good works (1520) / Anna Marie Johnson -- To the Christian nobility (1520) / Kurt K. Hendel -- On the Babylonian captivity of the church (1520) / Erik Herrmann -- The freedom of a Christian (1520) / Mark D. Tranvik -- Excommunication : Exsurge Domine (1520) and Decet Romanum Pontificam (1521) / Richard J. Serina Jr. -- The edict of Worms (1521) / Theodor Dieter.

The beginning of the Protestant Reformation is often dated to Luther's Ninety-five Theses in 1517, but those theses might have been forgotten if not for the events that followed. This book begins with the Ninety-five Theses and outlines the subsequent events that shaped the Reformation at least as much as the Ninety-five Theses, and quite possibly more. It provides a trove of primary documents by Luther and his opponents, along with commentary by historians who understand the theological issues at stake. Spanning the major milestones from 1517 to 1521, it concludes with the edicts that excommunicated Luther and the judgment against him with the imperial Edict of Worms. By drawing attention to these texts and events, the book gives a more complete picture of how the Reformation began.