The Neo-orthodox doctrine of inspiration views the Bible as "the words of God" but not "the Word of God". It is only when one reads the text that it becomes the word of God to the reader. This view is a reaction to the Modernist doctrine, which, Neo-orthodox proponents argue, eroded the value and significance of the Christian faith, and simultaneously a rejection of the idea of textual inerrancy. Karl Barth (1886-1968) and Emil Brunner (1889-1966) were primary advocates of this approach.