Sunday 18th February 2024 6.30pm - Dying Without God

Valerie Jack    How can we learn to live with the hard fact of death? Some may find strength in religious faith, but growing numbers of us are not religious. When grieving or grappling with the prospect of our own end, how can we find solace? In her book Living with Death without God she tells stories which illuminate how, even in the most difficult circumstances, we can find comfort, hope and meaning.    Valerie Jack has taught English and Classical Civilisation for 12 years, alongside writing poetry and plays. Following developmental work with the National Theatre Studio and Hampstead Theatre, Valerie’s play, 'Fireworks' was staged in London twice and praised as ‘sparky’ in The Observer. Her poetry has been widely published, including in the Times Literary Supplement, Magma, Stand, Agenda and The North and her first collection, 'Educational,' appeared in 2009 (tall-lighthouse). She won the2023 Chesham Literary Festival poetry competition. Her narrative non-fiction book, 'Living with Death without God,' tells the stories of non-religious people facing loss and illness and explores how we can find comfort, hope and meaning at challenging times.