State-confessional relations within the context of the expansion of religion in the internet space: new opportunities, new challenges

The paper examines the features of the transformation of traditional religiosity in connection with the development of information technologies, when a wide range of confessions began to master new forms, means and methods of being present in a virtual environment. The author proposes a classification of religious Internet resources based on the principles of organizing the media space and the functions they perform. The article also outlines the prospects for the further development of Internet religiosity, as well as challenges to religious security in connection with the massive involvement of parishioners of certain denominations in the virtual digital environment.