The charismatic movement (from the Greek. дарαρισμα; gift (grace), gift, eng. Charismatic movement-Charismatic movement) movement within Christianity, mainly among the Protestant churches, but also spread among Catholics and slightly among the Orthodox [source?] . In many ways, teaching and liturgical practice overlap with Pentecostalism, but there are also significant differences.

In Russian, there is also the term neo-Pentecostals, which is usually applied to the charismatic movement by representatives of sectology, who, for the most part, are representatives of the Orthodox Church [source?] .

Charismatics themselves have a negative attitude to the use of this term in relation to their communities. In foreign religious studies, this term is not used.

In Russia, representatives of the charismatic movement usually call Themselves Christians of the Evangelical Faith (Pentecostals), which, in turn, are opposed by representatives of the classical Pentecostals

New age

New Age (eng. New Age, literally “new era”), religion “new century” [1] – the General name of the aggregate of various mystical currents and movements, mainly occult, esoteric and syncretic character[2]. In a narrower sense, the term is used to describe ideologically and sometimes organizationally related religious movements whose ideologists operate with the concepts of “New era”, “age of Aquarius” and “New age”, and sometimes refer to themselves as such. These movements were born and formed in their main features in the XX century, but continue to be active to this day. In the basis of the teachings of some of the movements in the spirit of the “New Era” — Theosophical views[3][4], however, close to them and associations on a different ideological basis, for example, the followers of Bruno Groening. At the same time, members of one organization can simultaneously sympathize with the ideologues of related movements and participate in their work, moving from one group to another. It is because we are often talking about the same people, some researchers suggest using the generic name New Age for all groups with a similar ideology[5]. It reached its peak in the West in the 1970s.

All supporters of the movement are United by the fact that they Herald a “great transformation”, the advent of a new era (New Age), which should replace modern culture. It is argued that this upcoming new Age culture is much more perfect[6], and should be marked by a Grand leap in the spiritual, mental and technological development of mankind. Some groups that are interested in astrology, call this era – ” the age of Aquarius.” The beginning of this era is attributed to the present or the near future (XX-XXII centuries).

The new Age differs from traditional religious movements in that it is not represented by any one particular spiritual teaching or religious view (sect, community, tradition, school), but includes many (sometimes in practice very little compatible) different spiritually minded occult, esoteric and metaphysical teachings, practices and concepts.

The new Age movement also developed in Russia, where both Western and specifically Russian organizations and associations appeared. Such groups often position their teachings not as religious, but as cultural, health, educational, educational or sports[7].

Some researchers consider groups of the new age movement as a kind of destructive cults[8].

The development of the new Age in Russia was greatly influenced by the ideas of the teachings of Elena and Nicholas Roerich Living Ethics (Agni Yoga), as well as the Roerich movement of Agni Yoga admirers that emerged in the 1990s[25]. However, along with the Roerich doctrine, all the ideas of the Western “New Century” that were inaccessible to the mass reader in the Soviet period[25] penetrated into Russia since the 1980s.

The new Age in Russia can be attributed to a large number of heterogeneous theoretical and practical trends that have developed under the influence of Indian yoga, karma theory, Sufism, Taoism, etc. the new Age can include systems of self-development, psychotrening, meditation and certain types of gymnastics, numerous new religious movements, healing classes and mystical spiritual practices.

One of the centers of new Age distribution in Russia are stores (sometimes calling themselves “holistic centers”) of the networks “Path to yourself”, “White clouds”, “rose of the World”, “Logos”, etc. [26]