This research examines the rise of the Evangelical, particularly Pentecostal, churches in Guatemala from the beginning of the twentieth century. With their focus on the urgency of conversion (premillennialism) and personal salvation with little concern for investment in human capital, … Continue reading
Rachel M. McCleary is Senior Research Fellow, Taubman Center, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Research Fellow of the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and Visiting Scholar, American Enterprise Institute.
McCleary's work is interdisciplinary with theoretical grounding in the fields of political science, sociology, and economics. Within these disciplines, she conducts research on the political economy of religion. Her research focuses on how religion interacts with economic performance and the political and social behavior of individuals and institutions across societies. McCleary studies how religious beliefs and practices influence productivity, economic growth, and the maintenance of political institutions such as democracy.
Rachel Holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Chicago, a Master of Theological Studies from Emory University, and a B.A. from Indiana University.
Books
- Dictating Democracy: Guatemala and the end of violent revolution
- The Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Religion
- Global Compassion: Private Voluntary Organizations and U.S. Foreign Policy since 1939
- Imponiendo La Democracia: Las elites guatemaltecas y el fin del conflicto armado
- Seeking Justice: Ethics and International Affairs