Svetlana V. Social Adaptation of New Religious Movements (philosophical analysis).

Dissertation deals with different aspects of social adaptation of new religious movements (NRM), and also methodological issues of their development. Analysis of the most conflict situations in religious sphere at the end of XX-th century shows that NRM can arise such problems to circular country that even the most developed democracy institutes cannot resolve. Basing on this research we may conclude that the peculiarity of modern religious situation is in creation among religious practice relatively independent sphere of religious studies theory, into which social contradictions, which NRM create, are transformed.