Conor Cunningham
Lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies, Faculty of Arts
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Expertise Summary
He was born in Belfast and only left that idyll to study Law at the University of Kent. There, he came under the influence of the Catholic Marxist, David Mclellan who, despite holding the Chair in Political Theory, decided to also read for a Law degree. Following graduation, Conor moved to the University of Dundee to study for an M. Phil., in Philosophy under the supervision of the Jean-François Lyotard and Giles Deleuze scholar, James Williams. On completing his M. Phil. with distinction, Conor went to the University of Cambridge to read for the Diploma in Theology. Upon completion of this, he was awarded a British Academy Studentship to study for a Ph.D. Initially doing so under the supervision of John Milbank, but when he took up a Chair at the University of Virginia, Professor Graham Ward took over the mantle. After writing a book on nihilism (Genealogy of Nihilism), which is being translated into Spanish, Conor is now finishing a book entitled Evolution, to be published in a new series, by Eerdmans, called Interventions. This book offers a critique of Ultra-Darwinism, and ontological naturalism, whilst at the same providing a positive reading of Darwin's theory of evolution. After the project on evolution, he is developing some previous work into a book on the philosopher Alain Badiou, which bears the polemical title: Badiou: A Very Critical Introduction. In addition to being series editor of Interventions, along with Peter Candler, he is also the editor of the series Veritas, published by SCM. Conor's research interests include metaphysics, philosophical theology, philosophy of religion, and phenomenology. As well as lecturing in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, he is also assistant-director of the Centre of Theology and Philosophy, University of Nottingham (www.theologyphilosophycentre.co.uk).
Recent Publications
CUNNINGHAM, C. and CANDLER, P., eds., 2007. Belief and metaphysics Norwich: SCM Press.
CUNNINGHAM, C., 2007. Reivew of Denial, Negation, and the Forces of the Negative, Wilfried Ve Eecke (SUNY Press, 2006) American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly.
CONOR CUNNINGHAM, 2007. Suspending the Natural Attitude: From Aquinas to Henry. In: C. CUNNINGHAM AND P. CANDLER, ed., Transcendence and Phenomenology SCM Press. 260-287
CUNNINGHAM, C., 2006. The End of Death? In Yearbook of the Irish Philosophical Society, ed. James McGuirk.. 19-42