Abstract

Theology of the signs of the times (TST) takes up the challenge of the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World Gaudium et Spes, from Vatican II. This empirical approach to theology starts from careful observation of reality. Among the tools at hand for the inductive phase of the TST method, the great classics of world literature stand out. In this framework, the present study explores a collection of writings by the Chilean author Gabriela Mistral. Highlighting the theological potential of the motif of the earth demonstrates the kind of contributions that literature holds for TST.