Rachel Pokora

Pokora, a professor of communication at Nebraska Wesleyan, was excommunicated from the Catholic Church along with other members of the group Call to Action. Her book Crisis of Catholic Authority details the struggles of the local Call to Action group against the Church.

Places Lived

Lincoln, NE
East Lansing, MI
West Lafayette, IN

Author Of

Nonfiction

Keywords

Communications; Religious Studies; Catholicism; Local Histories; Gender and Religion

Education

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication, 1993, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Master of Arts Degree, 1993, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Ph.D. in Communication, 1996, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Occupation

Professor

Places Worked

Nebraska Wesleyan University(Since 1996), Lincoln, NE

Bibliography

Crisis of Catholic Authority: Faith and Power in the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska. 2013.

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