Genealogy of Nihilism

Conor Cunningham is a doctor of theology and teacher of divinity at the University of Cambridge. His previous academic interests have included the study of Law, Social Science and Philosophy, and he was among the original contributors to Radical Orthodoxy: A New Theology (Routledge, 1999).

• Part 1 Philosophies of Nothing; Chapter 1 Towards Nothing; Chapter 2 Scotus and Ockham; Chapter 3 Spinoza; Chapter 4 Kant; Chapter 5 Hegel's Consummate Philosophy; Chapter 6 On the Line; Chapter 7 Derrida; Part 2 The Difference of Theology; Chapter 8 To Speak, to Do, to See; Chapter 9 The Difference Knowledge Makes; Chapter 10 Philosophies of Nothing and the Difference of Theology; Conclusion;

'This is an audacious work and it is difficult to do justice to the complexity of the argument or the subtlety of the terms invoked. However, this work also sparkles with simplicity ... Overall this is a dazzling performance ... It provides an important addition to the literature on nihilism.' - Marcus Pound, Reviews in Religion and Theology