The conflict between Richard Hooker and Walter Travers began in 1581, when Hooker delivered a sermon at St. Paul’s Cross in which he criticized what Richard Bauckham called ‘the strict Calvinist view of reprobation.’ At a relatively early stage of his discourse Hooker introduces a crucial passage, in which he briefly summarizes his concept of righteousness. Hooker quickly dismisses the first problem, which is the discussion about wicked men and their righteousness. In his opinion, there are two kinds of wicked men: those who are within the church, and those who are outside of the church. Having defined the righteousness of man, Hooker introduces the righteousness of Christ, which is fundamental to Christian soteriology. Redemption is one idea that points to the content of salvation and is associated with freedom from corruption or sin. For Hooker, Catholic theology promotes a doctrine of justification, which encompasses the whole human being.