Marsha Foster

A View from the Balcony—Opera through Womanist Eyes

Theology

“Jean Derricotte-Murphy has indeed written her magnum opus, her masterpiece, from her unique perspective as a Black woman, educator, theologian, ordained minister, opera singer, and as a Womanist to her core. She provides a ‘Balcony Hermeneutic’ of the oppression of Black diasporic humanity through the lens of opera. New ground is indeed plowed, cultivated, and harvested in this theological gem. Brava!”