Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Introduction: failing 1
4. 1. Ontology and desire in dionysius the areopagite 15
5. 2. Apophatic theology and its vicissitudes 29
6. 3. The death drive: from Freud to žižek 56
7. 4. The gift and violence 86
8. 5. Divine violence as trauma 119
9. 6. Mystical theology and the four discourses 150
10. Conclusion: theology as failure 175
11. Acknowledgments 183
12. Notes 185
13. Bibliography 235
14. Index 251