Those anywhere near Sydney ought not want to miss this year’s New College Lectures (2-4 September) at the University of New South Wales. The three lectures will be delivered by the brilliant Trevor Hart. His theme is God and the Artist: human creativity in theological perspective and his lecture titles are:

• 1. ‘The lunatic, the lover and the poet’: divine copyright and the dangers of ‘strong imagination’
• 2. The ‘heart of man’ and the ‘mind of the maker’: Tolkien and Sayers on imagination and human artistry
• 3. Giveness, grace and gratitude: creation, artistry and Eucharist