Tomas Lindgren

Tomas Lindgren is a Professor of Psychology of Religion at the Department of Religious Studies and Theology, Umeå University. His research explores intersections of religion, violence, and identity through social psychological frameworks.

• Key Research Areas: Religious violence, radicalization mechanisms, nonviolent identity, Islamic pedagogy, and intergroup emotions.
• Recent Work: Focuses on transformative learning in Indonesian Islamic schools, nonviolent action in West Papua, and critiques of bourgeois spirituality studies.

Publications span 2024–2019, emphasizing religious conflict dynamics, radicalization pathways, and identity construction in Muslim contexts. He co-authored works on Islam in Southeast Asia and Gandhi’s legacy.