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Jan Grimell is an Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Sociology, Umeå University. His research focuses on military chaplaincy, veterans' mental health, and identity formation, combining sociological and religious perspectives. He is affiliated with the research groups Sociology of Organizations, Sociology of Religion, and Sociology of Work. Key research themes include Moral Injury, PTSD, and the transition challenges veterans face when leaving military service. His work explores existential and spiritual dimensions of health, identity reconstruction, and the role of chaplaincy in armed forces and healthcare settings. Recent projects include studies on Ukrainian military chaplaincy during the Russia-Ukraine war, the impact of moral injury among healthcare providers during the pandemic, and the long-term identity struggles of Swedish veterans. His publications span journals like Frontiers in Sociology , Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling , and Health and Social Care Chaplaincy , with a focus on interdisciplinary approaches linking social psychology, medical sociology, and religious studies.

• Military Chaplaincy
• Veterans' Health
• Mental Health
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Dr. David Gudmundsson is an Associate Professor in Church History and Senior Lecturer in Didactics of Religion at Lund University's Center for Theology and Religious Studies (CTR). He coordinates the Teacher Education programme at CTR and serves as Director of the Church Historical Archives at Lund University since 2023. Doctor of Theology in Church History (2014) with dissertation: Confessional Military Power. Preaching and Prayer in the Swedish Army 1611-1721 Previously held Senior Lecturer position at Jönköping University (2015-2018) His research focuses on Early Modern Swedish Church History, with particular emphasis on: Historical source editions Use of history in contemporary contexts Military chaplaincy and religious practices in warfare Diocesan and local church history Recent publications examine topics spanning from 17th-18th century Swedish military chaplaincy to modern historiography of religious orders. He has also contributed to contemporary debates about the interplay between religion and military history. Scientific Recognition: Kungl. Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Akademiens pris (2015) Nils Karlebys Stiftelse Prize (2022) Member of New Society of Letters at Lund (2020) Member of Swedish Commission for Military History (2016) He actively participates in editorial work as former Review Editor for Kyrkohistorisk årsskrift (2017-2022) and serves as external reviewer for PhD theses.

• Church History
• Religious Education
• Early Modern Sweden
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Kristina Myrvold is an Associate Professor in Religious Studies at Linnaeus University, specializing in Indian religions and cultures with a focus on Sikhism. She works in the Department of Cultural Sciences under the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Her research spans religious beliefs, ritual practices, historiography, and Sikh migration/integration dynamics in the Nordic diaspora. Education: Ph.D. in History of Religions, Lund University (2007) Research Trends examine material culture of religious texts, colonial/postcolonial intersections, and wartime religious practices. She has extensively studied miniature scriptures for Indian soldiers in World War I and ritualized interactions with Guru Granth Sahib. Her work integrates fieldwork in India and Sweden with archival analysis. Project Leadership includes: Religion in the Trenches (Swedish Research Council, 2015–2018) on wartime religious artifacts, and current Iconic Scriptures (Riksbankens Jubileumsfond) and Religion in Times of Crises (Swedish Research Council) projects. Editorial Roles include co-editing Brill's Encyclopedia of Sikhism (2017–2025) and Miniature Books: The Format and Function of Tiny Religious Texts (2019). She has published 4 volumes of Sikh News in India, 1864–1924 (Brill, 2024) analyzing colonial-era Punjabi newspapers.

• Sikhism
• Indian Religions
• Religious Rituals
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