Helen Cameron

Helen Cameron is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Baptist Studies, Regent's Park College, Oxford.

As a practical theologian she is interested in the connections between the pastoral, practical and political.

Resources

Building Deeper Relationships: Faith-based Facilitation

see www.salvationarmy.org/fbf

Chapters in books:

Cameron, H. (2022). From the Boy in the Temple to the Man on the Road: The maturing role of Practical Theology in the life of the Church. in Evangelicals engaging with Practical Theology: Theology that Impacts Church and World. H. D. Morris and H. Cameron. (eds) London, Routledge.

Cameron, H. (2021). Normativity in Practice: Governance in secular and faith-based non-profit organisations.in Reimaging Faith and Management: The Impact of Faith in the Workplace. E. Pio, R. Kilpatrick and T. Pratt. (eds),. London, Routledge.

Cameron, H. (2000). Colleagues or Clients? The Relationship between Clergy and Church Members. in Professionalism, Boundaries and the Workplace. N. Malin. (ed) London, Routledge: 106-119.

Cameron, H. (2003). The Decline of the Church in England as a local membership organisation: Predicting the nature of civil society in 2050. in Predicting Religion: Christian, Secular and Alternative Futures. G. Davie, L. Woodhead and P. Heelas. (eds) Aldershot, Hants, Ashgate.

Cameron, H., W. McKaig, et al. (2003). Crossing the Threshold: Successful Learning Provision for Homeless People. London, LSDA.

Cameron, H. (2004). Are Congregations Associations? The contribution of organisational studies to congregational studies? Congregational Studies in the UK: Christianity in a Post-Christian context. M. Guest, K. Tusting and L. Woodhead (eds). London, Ashgate.

Cameron, H. (2007). Are Members Volunteers? An Exploration of the Concept of Membership drawing upon Studies of the Local Church. in IVR Tenth Anniversary Essay Collection. J. D. Smith. (ed)

Cameron, H. and G. Jackson (2008). One Ministry, Separate Spheres: The Experiences of Ordained Women in Senior Leadership in the Salvation Army in the United Kingdom. in Women and Ordination in the Christian Churches: International Perspectives. I. Jones, K. Thorpe and J. Wootton. (eds) London and New York, T & T Clark: 204-214.

Cameron, H. (2009). Networks: The Blurring of Institution and Market: How should the Church engage? in Entering the new theological space: Blurred encounters in faith, politics and community. C. Baker and J. Reader. (eds)Aldershot, Ashgate.

Watkins, C. and H. Cameron (2012). Ephiphanic Sacramentality: An Example of Practical Ecclesiology Revisioning Theological Understanding. in Explorations in Ecclesiology and Ethnography. C. B. Scharen, (ed) William B Eerdmans Publishing Co. Grand Rapids MI: 71-89.

Cameron, H. (2013) 'Theological Action Research' in Linda Woodhead (ed.), How to Research Religion: Putting Methods Into Practice. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Journal Articles

Cameron, H. (2004). "Typology of Religious Characteristics of Social Service and Educational Organizations and Programs - A European Response." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 33(1): 146-150.

Le Cornu, A., H. Cameron, et al. (2006). "Managing Distance Learning in a Face-to-Face Culture." Brookes eJournal of Learning and Teaching 1(4).

Cameron, H. (2012). "'Life in all its Fullness' Engagement and Critique: Good News for Society." Practical Theology 5(1): 11-26.