Conference Presentations by Helen Cameron
Global Track Conference, 2014
Paper from an international Salvation Army conference looking at the theology of its social actio... more Paper from an international Salvation Army conference looking at the theology of its social action. This paper looks at engagement with the State, Market, Civil Society and Household.
It draws on normative material from scripture and calls for a better articulation of the Salvation Army's polity and governance.
Ecclesiology and Ethnography Conference, 2019
This paper engages with the writing of Tone Kaufman and Jonas Idestrom on Theological Action Rese... more This paper engages with the writing of Tone Kaufman and Jonas Idestrom on Theological Action Research and in particular their writing on normativity.
I have been asked to look at the relationship between Mission and Social Justice taking as my sta... more I have been asked to look at the relationship between Mission and Social Justice taking as my starting point the campaign by the Serampore Trio, spearheaded by William Carey, to end the practice of sati.
In exploring the accounts of the campaign given by Brian Stanley (1992) and Daniel Potts (1967), I could see that they raised issues of the agency of women in relation to religion and culture and so I have taken that as my theme. How are women to act in the cultural and religious conditions in which they live? I am also taking note of the bi-centenary motto of Serampore College ‘Transformation through Education’ and their focus on women’s empowerment.
Having given an account of the Serampore campaign, I will endeavour to engage in dialogue with the practice of sati through a novel on the subject. I will attempt to draw out the justice dimension by engaging with the story of the Canaanite woman found in Matthew 15. We will find both issues of how justice is sought and the questions that seeking it generates. I will then turn to the missional task which both Serampore College and Regent’s Park College share today, the provision of education. I will encourage us to reflect upon the agency of women in their classrooms by asking how we go about education in a justice-seeking way and what questions we allow into the classroom.
This paper seeks insight and wisdom from colleagues at the conference on the perplexing issue of ... more This paper seeks insight and wisdom from colleagues at the conference on the perplexing issue of food poverty. It is a reflection on an issue that is prominent in my day job as Head of Public Affairs for The Salvation Army although the views I will express are mine rather than those of the organisation. I first set the scene for those new to this issue and then reflect upon four concerns in dialogue with the parable of the two sons.
The purpose of this paper is to reflect upon my experience of using the pastoral cycle with colle... more The purpose of this paper is to reflect upon my experience of using the pastoral cycle with colleagues in the UK Headquarters of The Salvation Army. I am attempting to hold myself to account for the aspirations I shared in my plenary presentation at last year’s BIAPT. For new readers, I have been for the last 22 months the Head of Public Affairs for The Salvation Army. That role involves promoting and defending the work of the organisation in the political and policy sphere in the interests of greater social justice for those we serve. I come to this role from fifteen years working as an academic in practical theology. I accepted the new role with a stated commitment to help The Salvation Army, which is both a denomination and a large service-providing charity sound genuinely faith-based in its public pronouncements.
Presented to BIAPT Conference, July 2003, Cardiff
Papers by Helen Cameron
CHAPTER 9 The Decline of the Church in England as a Local Membership Organization: Predicting the... more CHAPTER 9 The Decline of the Church in England as a Local Membership Organization: Predicting the Nature of Civil Society in 2050 Helen Cameron Introduction The number of people who are members of a local church in England is declining (Brierley, 2000). Much of the academic ...
Routledge eBooks, Feb 17, 2021
Church History and Religious Culture, Jul 12, 2018
Saved to save and saved to serve. Perspectives on Salvation Army history. By Harold Hill (forewor... more Saved to save and saved to serve. Perspectives on Salvation Army history. By Harold Hill (foreword John Larsson). Pp. xviii + incl. ills and tables. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, . $ (paper). JEH () ; doi:./S Written by a New Zealand Salvationist, this publication provides a scholarly overview of the Salvation Army's global story from the mid-s to the present. As such, it goes well beyond the Army's official multi-volume history, which tends to be superficial and hagiographic. In the first chapter of Saved to save and saved to serve, Harold Hill chronicles important dates, events and individuals associated with the organisation's distant and recent past. Here, in particular, he adopts the framework of the sociologist Roland Robertson, who outlined four stages of development in the Army's journey from sect to established sect. Chapters ii through vii are more theological than historical in nature. Many of the themes encountered here are related to Salvationist ecclesiology: Church versus sect, clericalism, female ministry, sacramental self-understanding and worship. Evolving Salvationist views on other subjectssuch as Scripture, holiness and eschatologytake up less space. Chapters viii and ix address the social work of the Salvation Army, both before and after the release of William Booth's In darkest England and the way out (). Even though Booth's ambitious social scheme was only partially successful, Hill highlights the ways in which it impacted the Army at home and abroad. The final chapter of this volume examines the international expansion of the denomination, which quickly secured a presence on every inhabited continent. Hill acknowledges that Evangelical factors lay behind this early rapid growth, but he also realises that Army, extension was made easier by the enormous reach of the British Empire. Imperialism came to influence a number of white Salvationists, who often monopolised positions of power in colonial settings. In recent decades, however, indigenous leadership has become a priority within Army circles, given that the vast majority of Salvationists now reside in the nonwestern world. Hill's candid assessment of these and other dynamics should be applauded. He certainly has succeeded in producing a critical alternative to the official account of the Army's past. Specialists and non-specialists alike will find value in Hill's work, which sheds needed light on the development of Salvationist beliefs and practices over the last years. This being said, Saved to save and saved to serve could have been improved in several respects. First of all, far more space should have been devoted to historiography in the opening pages of the text. Doing so would have strengthened this publication, which lacks a guiding idea or central thesis. Furthermore, Hill could have reduced the number of lengthy quotations within each chapter. They impede the flow of the paragraphs and leave less room for scholarly analysis. Lastly, more attention should have been paid to fact checking, as some dates and claims are simply incorrect. Yet, despite these weaknesses, there is much to admire in this book.
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Mar 1, 2004
Practical Theology, Nov 1, 2020
This document explores the question of how the United Kingdom can attract more people into educat... more This document explores the question of how the United Kingdom can attract more people into education and training. The introduction discusses the international seminar on which the document is based. "What Triggers Participation?" offers a conceptual framework for the seminar's findings. "A Comparative Perspective" examines participation and performance in the United Kingdom, other European Union countries, and Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member states. "Motivation to Learn: The Social and Community. Dimension," "Attracting New Learners through Learning Programmes and Qualifications," and "Attracting New Learners in the Workplace" comment on different sources of demand for learning. Presented next are the following case studies: "The Role of Learning in the Economic Development of Latin American Women" (Celita Eccher); "Overcoming Employees' Reluctance to Take Part in Vocational Education and Training" (Wolfgang Hendrich); "Collaboration in Australian Vocational Education and Training" (Sue Kilpatrick); "The Campaign for Learning in the UK" (Bill Lucas); "Informal Learning in the UK" (Veronica McGivney); "German Cultural Institutions a: A Gateway to Learning" (Achim Puhl); and "The Experience of a UK Trade Union in Reaching Non-traditional Learners" (Tony Chandler). The conclusion details seven strategies to promote increased demand in the United Kingdom and suggests pertinent research directions. A list of the international research seminar participants, a glossary, and a World Wide Web site list are appended. (Contains 54 references.) (MN) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document.
Evangelicals engaging in practical theology, 2022
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Conference Presentations by Helen Cameron
It draws on normative material from scripture and calls for a better articulation of the Salvation Army's polity and governance.
In exploring the accounts of the campaign given by Brian Stanley (1992) and Daniel Potts (1967), I could see that they raised issues of the agency of women in relation to religion and culture and so I have taken that as my theme. How are women to act in the cultural and religious conditions in which they live? I am also taking note of the bi-centenary motto of Serampore College ‘Transformation through Education’ and their focus on women’s empowerment.
Having given an account of the Serampore campaign, I will endeavour to engage in dialogue with the practice of sati through a novel on the subject. I will attempt to draw out the justice dimension by engaging with the story of the Canaanite woman found in Matthew 15. We will find both issues of how justice is sought and the questions that seeking it generates. I will then turn to the missional task which both Serampore College and Regent’s Park College share today, the provision of education. I will encourage us to reflect upon the agency of women in their classrooms by asking how we go about education in a justice-seeking way and what questions we allow into the classroom.
Papers by Helen Cameron
It draws on normative material from scripture and calls for a better articulation of the Salvation Army's polity and governance.
In exploring the accounts of the campaign given by Brian Stanley (1992) and Daniel Potts (1967), I could see that they raised issues of the agency of women in relation to religion and culture and so I have taken that as my theme. How are women to act in the cultural and religious conditions in which they live? I am also taking note of the bi-centenary motto of Serampore College ‘Transformation through Education’ and their focus on women’s empowerment.
Having given an account of the Serampore campaign, I will endeavour to engage in dialogue with the practice of sati through a novel on the subject. I will attempt to draw out the justice dimension by engaging with the story of the Canaanite woman found in Matthew 15. We will find both issues of how justice is sought and the questions that seeking it generates. I will then turn to the missional task which both Serampore College and Regent’s Park College share today, the provision of education. I will encourage us to reflect upon the agency of women in their classrooms by asking how we go about education in a justice-seeking way and what questions we allow into the classroom.
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