| Summary: | The thesis makes a comparative study of the thought of Indian ecofeminist Vandana Shiva and the social teachings of the Church on major issues such as women, ecology and sustainability. The aim is to identify the points that both approaches may have in common, which can reveal the existence of common rules present in the creation and human nature.
In light of a situation of environmental and economic crisis, Vandana Shiva presents proposals and solutions to socio-environmental problems based on an approach of respect for the rhythms of nature. This practice involves recognizing that the cosmos has inherent meaning. Nature carries a message; there is no such thing as chance or chaos, but rather, there is order, balance, design and therefore laws about how things work and specific meanings.
The study shows that Shiva presents reflections and proposals in agreement with the social teachings of the Church, although from different grounds, in areas such as the rights of women and their contribution to taking care of the environment, the possibility of the existence of natural laws that can be recognized by all people regardless of their culture, and how human beings should behave to be sustainable and show their solidarity at the same time.
Natural ecology, human ecology and social ecology (integral ecology) may be the ideal scenario for inter-religious and intercultural dialogue, and for revealing the existence of natural laws because everyone on the planet can “read the book of nature”, even though we speak different languages.
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