Behinds Quote by Martin Luther

the gender of God, God's presumed masculinity, has functioned as the ultimate religious legitimization of the unjust social structures which victimize women.

— Sandra Marie Schneiders

Most women seem to be required to pit themselves against men in dramatic situations, and the men got to pit themselves against ideas or…

— Judy Davis

“Women who join together with each other to deny the male god who cursed their sex and to reject his demands for obedience, praise,…

— Trista Hendren

But though such is our character (Oh. why should I speak of things unfit to be uttered?), the things said of us are an…

— Athenagoras of Athens

Why, in our culture, do so many discussions of male/female roles seem so painful, unfair, unreal, unfunny, and even preposterous? Because of men who…

— Stu Weber

When the female voice is repressed and stifled, the entire community can easily find themselves cut off from the sacred feminine, depriving themselves of…

— Rob Bell

Whether consciously or not, sexist God language undermines the human equality of women made in the divine image and likeness.

— Elizabeth A. Johnson

The Bible was written between 3,000 and 2,000 years ago, and it's filled with the knowledge that people had in that period of time,…

— John Shelby Spong

Historically, we've attached a lot of shame to women and their bodies - probably since biblical times. It's a way that patriarchal societies have…

— Marielle Heller

“Perhaps it is no wonder that the women were first at the Cradle and last at the Cross. They had never known a man…

— Dorothy L. Sayers

“The misrepresentation of God as strictly male has wounded women in every area of their lives. Women are raped, abused, molested, trafficked and prostituted…

— Trista Hendren

“God's image is only fully reflected in both man and woman. When we denigrate a woman, we are in fact diminishing part of the…

— Christine Caine