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Like Moses, Furiosa Is a Liberator Raised in the Heart of Empire

By JR. Forasteros
'Furiosa' / Warner Bros.
May 29, 2024
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Fury Road drew on Exodus imagery in Furiosa’s flight from the Citadel, leading her people to a promised land. No surprise, then, that the earlier beats of Moses’ story have striking parallels to Furiosa’s backstory.

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An image of the November 2026 issue of Sojourners, titled "Face to Face." It features George Lakey on the cover
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