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Charismatic revivals within the historic Protestant and Catholic churches.29 The third wave is represented by the Neo-Charismatics starting with a revival which began in the 1980s among churches which did not have direct affiliation either with classical Pentecostals or the Charismatics in the nonpentecostal mainline Catholic and Protestant churches in the Western world. This wave is represented especially by independent/postdenominational Pentecostal/charismatic bodies of any race; and independent charismatic or neocharismatic individuals (Barrett et al, 2001: 299-300).\u000AAmong their most common characteristics can be found the following, healings, liberations, releases from prison, miracles, physical as well as spiritual restoration of sight and hearing, exorcisms, conversions (Barrett et al, 2001: 299). Amatt & Leon affirm that the third wave in Peru was characterized by the influence over Evangelical denominations, Pentecostals and non Pentecostals, independent churches and Charismatic type of denominations, and church support ministries (1997: 11).\u000AThe NPCs under study reflect several of the described characteristics but they also differ in emphases in issues such as prosperity, social position, and their involvement in politics. Perhaps the element which is universal among Neo-Pentecostals is their belief in the \u2018new apostolic movement\u2019 which emphasis five ministries and the evangelism with power which accompanies them.\u000ASome Neo-Pentecostal pastors affirm also their connexion with the church in the first century and the role of the Holy Spirit and the charismas. In other words, they claim that Pentecost is part of their theology although from a different angle. These features show that the NPCs are a movement around the world. The studies of Cox (1996), Poewe (1994), Cotton (1995), Gifford (1998) Freston (1997 and 1998 a & b), Dempster, Petersen & Klaus (1991; 1999), Coleman (2000), Martin (2002), Anderson (2004) among others, show that the Pentecostal and charismatic phenomena are global in character. In other\u000A29 Samuel Berberi\u00E1n analyzes this movement in detail within the Protestant and Catholic churches. In his work he does not make a differentiation between Neo-Pentecostals who came from North America and those under study (1983). He applies the same name for both. So he points out that the NPCs are movements with a past (IO1).\u000A 69\u000A