INTEGRAL AND ECOLOGICAL SPIRITUALITY AND THE PLURALIST PRINCIPLE

Abstract

The text presents the results of research on the pluralist principle, regarding the analyses of anthropological pluralism, specifically about the vision of the human being when its multiple relations with nature and the cosmos are emphasized. Methodologically, two theoretical approaches were carried out in the field of Latin American ecotheology. The first is based on the theological analysis of Leonardo Boff, especially the notions of pan-en-theism and perichoresis. The second theoretical approach is based on the concept of relationality, presented by the theologian Ivone Gebara. In addition, the eco-feminist epistemology is highlighted due to its inclusive and holistic character, especially the assumption that the deepest experience that the human being shares is of reciprocal interdependence among all the elements of the cosmos. Both approaches assist in the elucidation of the pluralist principle.