T. J. Clark, Heaven on Earth: Painting and the Life to Come:

TLDR: Taylor's Glimpses of the New Creation as mentioned in this paper is a rich contribution to the greater theology and arts discourse, with a focus on the meaning of art in the liturgy of the Church.

Abstract: different postures as reflected in the diverse-yet-singular triune God (p. 34). Chapters 1–3 present Taylor’s theological framework for the meaning of art in worship, beginning with definitive ‘determinative patterns’ of worship as discerned from within biblical texts (p. 19). He then turns to the meanings of art, utilizing the metaphor of ‘family resemblance’ to describe the arts’ distinctive powers, before finally linking it all together in a theological consideration of art in worship. Here Taylor offers 12 ‘affirmations’ of creation and culture-making, a manifesto of values for how the arts can have positive formative effects in the liturgy of Christian congregations, whatever their tradition or context. In Chapters 4–9, Taylor examines six specific artistic mediums – music, visual and architectural art, poetry, narrative, theatre, and kinetic arts – and highlights their ‘singular powers’ for ‘opening up’ and ‘closing down’ possibilities for building up the body of Christ (sadly, the cinematic arts are relegated to a short appendix). Taylor’s knowledge and appreciation of the distinctiveness of each medium are palpable and contagious – he comes across as a generous pastor who values all the arts for their distinct strengths while also recognizing their innate limits. In this spirit of generosity, and building on the work of Colin Gunton, Taylor suggests that the arts can secure a ‘mother tongue’ to enable a congregation ‘to be more fully itself’, but when that congregation welcomes new practices, or ‘adjectival tongues’, it enables the church ‘to become more richly itself’ (p. 211). In other words, a Trinitarian view appreciates the ‘one’ and the ‘many’ art forms in liturgical praxis, deepening the particularity of the congregation while also opening it up to new non-deterministic practices. Immensely practical and theologically expansive, Glimpses of the New Creation is a formidable contribution to the greater theology and arts discourse.