Barth, Karl

(1886-1968) Swiss theologian; professor at Munster, Bonn, Basel; founder of neo-orthodoxy; wrote 1. Dogmatics in Outline; 2. The Epistle to the Romans; 3. Die Kirchliche Dogmatik; 4. The Knowledge of God and the Service of God; 5. From Rousseau to Ritschl; 6. A Shorter Commentary on Romans; 7. Theologische Fragen und Antworten; and 8. The Word of God and the Word of Man. Ousted from Germany for opposing Hitler; taught absolute transcendence of God; Bible becomes the Word of God as it is read; all people are elected in Christ.