In explaining the need for churches to understand the ways in which they contribute to and perpetuate structures of sexism, patriarchy, and androcentrism:
“This violence extends to sexual harassment in the churches, giving divine blessing to male dominance and physical violence in the home and to mis-use of male clerical power to dominate and harass women. It extends to preaching and teaching that women were created second and “fell” first and, therefore, deserve to be dominated and controlled; and to re-enforcing ancient patriarchal traditions and cultural traditions that obscure the full humanity and dignity of women as being created, with men, in the image of God."
– Letty. M Russell, Hot-House Ecclesiology