From revelation, Barth then goes on to focus on the triune nature of this God. As Father, God reveals himself as the creator; as Son he reveals himself as the reconciler; as Spirit he reveals himself as the redeemer. Thus Barth shows his intent to have the very structure of the Dogmatics shaped by the triune being of this God: after looking at the doctrine of the word of God (vol. I) and the doctrine of God as a whole (vol. II), his aim was to examine creation (vol. III, appropriated to the Father), reconciliation (vol. IV, appropriated to the Son), and redemption (vol. V, appropriated to the
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