BOOK REVIEW. Title: SHE. Written By Dr. Confidence Ogwutum Dikeh. Reviewed By Nweke, Emmanuel Onyeka PhD

 Book Review

PREAMBLE

The author of the book on set today is an erudite scholar, a preacher of the gospel of Christ. She has an amazing gift of the garbs. An eloquent bi-linguist speaker and a wordsmith. She is a linguistic gymnast, a language mandamus with topnotch oratory aesthetic. We are here today to mark her phenomenal half a century on mortal earth. It is good we are here to celebrate service to humanity and not the other way round.

Book Title: SHE

Author: Dr. Confidence Ogwutum Dikeh

Number of Chapters: Ten (10)

Review Date: 5th July, 2025

Book Reviewer: Nweke, Emmanuel Onyeka PhD

CONTENT ANALYSIS

The book, SHE, preludes the essence of womanhood. It explores that woman is not a biological accident by the great divine but a complete masterpiece. SHE in the book represents the female human creation of God who should take her right of place in the cosmic order. The book generally explores the physical and spiritual virtues of a human woman. The book does not in any form preface feminism or any form of gender contest but that man and woman were created in complementary ideology in the sense of divinity.

Chapters One and Two

The opening Chapters list the woman with the extraordinary ear. The woman who is not only aware of her environment but the spiritual atmosphere of God. There is a link between the woman who ‘hears’ from the Spirit and Garden of Eden event. The hearing sensibility of SHE was subjected to test in the Garden of Eden by the Serpent. The expectation would have been a declaration of a SHE who superintends her hearing from the Spirit, or God.

Chapter Three

Chapter three depicts the woman as a naturally endowed manager. A manager of children, husband, in-laws, society. She has the grabs of understanding human conduct and their various needs. The book describes SHE as a wise woman. SHE is acclaimed the builder of builders. SHE is therefore endowed with the nature and nurture precept and naturally structured to do so.

Chapter Four

This chapter shows SHE as a war bearer. Not a belligerent but she who fights in the spirit. The one who should decipher the occurrences in her physical environment. SHE is not expected to see every occurring event in the natural realm as normal. She deserves to offer supernatural interpretation and act in the same manner without causing harm to the natural dwellers.

Chapter Five

Chapter five sees SHE as one who adheres to purpose. One who rhythms into submission of the divine order. She complies, via obedience of the spiritual guide to the will of God. SHE submits to divine purpose without seeking for pride or lift of self. The woman does not heed to the worldly or societal concept but the leading of the Almighty. SHE depicts to draw her submission path from her belonging status to Adam. So SHE submits by natural order. SHE does not portray her submission as weakness but tacit sense of strength.

Chapter Six

In chapter six, SHE is seen as a parent. A female parent called mother. SHE is the one who mentors those around her. SHE leaves a legacy and ensures her prodigies sustain such legacies. She is not just a physical parent but a spiritual mother of many. Examples of ‘SHEs’ who were seen as mentors such as Deborah, other biblical characters were enunciated to buttress the parent and mentor personality of SHE.

Chapter Seven

She comes here as a sustain-er. It draws a flow from Chapter six as mentor who stays or keeps watch of the sown seeds to maturity. SHE is not in a hurry to leave the scene until fruitful maturity occurs. She has to monitor what has been made, otherwise the making becomes of no use. She sustains spiritually and physically. SHE ensures her substance attributes with compassion and patience.

Chapter Eight

In Chapter eight, SHE is seen as a possessor of natural badge of leadership. Her leadership role emanates from grace, softness and gentle charge of her environment. SHE has the magical control through influence. Influence, not derived from physical fights or grandstanding. She is the carrier of grace and harmless atmosphere of influence and leadership

Chapter Nine

SHE comes in this chapter as an epitome of love. SHE is a love icon philosophised after Christ. Her love is penetrative and not performative (not mechanical, physically gingered kind of love). It is deep and not ephemeral. The essence of SHE is to love and to better the lots of the loved.

Chapter Ten

Chapter ten, sees SHE as a carrier of her creator’s glory. SHE is the harbinger of God’s glory. She is beautifully made in the image of her maker. SHE radiates God’s glory through her attitude and success of the afore-stated nine chapters. SHE is crowned in glory and therefore not a momentary bearer of divine glory. The glory of SHE’s creator is to be born all through life.

CONCLUSION

The book, SHE is a collector’s item. It is a book worth reading by not just women but all the Adams connected to EVE. It is a book which quickly demystifies the mysterious nature or complexities around the woman personality. The book has broken down the personality of the woman to the help and succour of the society.

I hereby recommend SHE to all and sundry and all those who mean well to our dear society.

Thank you all.

Reviewer.