Title: Woman in the Eyes of God:

Reclaiming a lost Identity

Author: Miria Matembe

Reviewer: Agnes K. Namaganda

If you know Miria Matembe, then you probably know her mainly as a women's activist. Matembe has now released a book that explains the basis of her passion, confidence and fearlessness in her advocacy for women empowerment.

Simply put, the book's foundation is from her understanding of God and her interpretation of the Bible.

She explains and convinces, all the while quoting scriptures to back her every argument and by the time you put the book down, you'll be totally won over to her point of view, or at least, have a better understanding of some accepted but apparently flawed beliefs propagated by Bible preachers and culture, about women.

It is very clear that she is not stirring women up to be rebellious wives, but to know who they are in God and to perform their roles with neither timidity nor arrogance.

Typical of Matembe, her forceful tone and bluntness shines through in the book and at one point, she promises everybody that mistreats and abuses women on the basis of their gender that a day will come when they will be answerable to God for this injustice. If you've listened to her speaking before, your mind quickly conjures up her stern facial expression, her trademark of sorts.

She tries so hard as well not to stuff her beliefs down readers' throats and instead opts for an informative tone. You expect though, that Matembe will definitely interpret and explain one of the most controversial scriptures in the Bible that suggests that women are inferior to men in 1Timothy 2:11-15, where Apostle Paul says that women should keep quiet and not talk in Church. But she either forgot about it or steered clear for lack of a convincing revelation on it.

The book also addresses the issue of women's equality from a Christian perspective, which makes it limited as a tool to win over men and women from other faiths to her viewpoint about women.

But above all, the book is written with such precision, clarity and simplicity of language. It is a small volume with 10 short chapters, each covering an average of four pages, thus it can be read quickly.

It is a must read for religious, political and cultural leaders, and above all, women.