Richard Harries was Bishop of Oxford from 1987 to 2006. He was previously the Dean of King's College London, where he is now a Fellow and an Honorary Professor of Theology. Professor Harries is greatly concerned with social, political and inter-faith issues. As Bishop of Oxford he was the Chairman of the Church of England Board for Social Responsibility between 1996 and 2001, and the Chairman of the Council of Christians and Jews between 1992 and 2001. He has published 26 books and numerous articles, covering a wide range of interests, including: Art and the Beauty of God (Mowbrays, 1993), C.S. Lewis: The Man and his God (Collins, 1987).