Praxis may refer to:

Philosophy and religion

Praxis (process) Praxis (from grc, πρᾶξις, translit=praxis) is the process by which a theory, lesson, or skill is enacted, embodied, or realized. "Praxis" may also refer to the act of engaging, applying, exercising, realizing, or practising ideas. This has ...

, the process by which a theory, lesson, or skill is enacted, practised, embodied, or realised *

Praxis model ''Models of Contextual Theology'' is a book written by Stephen B. Bevans which argues that all Christian theology is contextual and identifies six dominant models of contextual theology. History Bevans first sketched out his ideas of various ...

, a way of doing theology *

Praxis (Byzantine Rite) Praxis, a transliteration of the Greek word (derived from the stem of the verb , "to do, to act"), means "practice, action, doing". More particularly, it means either: # practice, as distinguished from theory, of an art, science, etc.; or practic ...

, the practice of faith, especially worship *

Christian theological praxis Christian theological praxis is a term used by most liberation theologians to express how the Gospel of Jesus Christ is to be lived in the world. Description Christian praxis is something that goes beyond practices, actions, or behaviors. Praxis ...

, the practice of the Gospel in the world *

Praxis School The Praxis school was a Marxist humanist philosophical cycle, whose members were influenced by Western Marxism. It originated in Zagreb in the SFR Yugoslavia, during the 1960s. Prominent school's theorists include Gajo Petrović and Milan Kangr ...

, a Marxist humanist philosophical movement * ''Praxis'' (British philosophy journal), a journal of philosophy published by the University of Manchester * ''Praxis'' (Yugoslav philosophy journal), a journal of philosophy published by Praxis School ** ''

Praxis International The Praxis school was a Marxist humanist philosophical cycle, whose members were influenced by Western Marxism. It originated in Zagreb in the SFR Yugoslavia, during the 1960s. Prominent school's theorists include Gajo Petrović and Milan Kang ...

'', the continuation of ''Praxis'' and predecessor of ''Constellations'' * '' Praxis: Journal of Gender and Cultural Critiques''

Organizations and business

Praxis (store) Praxis, full name Praxis Doe-Het-Zelf Center B.V. (''Praxis Do-It-Yourself Centre B.V.'') is a Dutch Hardware store-chain, with head-office in Diemen. The company started in 1978 in Venlo and as of 2009 it has 136 stores spread over the Netherland ...

, a Dutch chain of hardware stores *

Altran Praxis Altran UK (formerly known as Altran Praxis, Praxis High Integrity Systems, Praxis Critical Systems, Altran Xype, Xype and Altran Technologies) is a division of parent company Altran. Altran Praxis was a British software house that specialised in ...

, a British software company *

Praxis Business School, Kolkata The Praxis Business School is a post-graduate school of management, on Bakrahat Road, Rasapunja, on the southern outskirts of Kolkata, in the state of West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in ...

, a management institute in India *

Praxis Care Praxis Care (formerly Praxis Care Group) is the largest care providing charity based in Northern Ireland. It has its headquarters in Belfast. Four charities initially made up the former Praxis Care Group: Praxis Mental Health, for those experien ...

, a social-care charity based in Belfast, Northern Ireland *

Praxis Ethiopia Praxis Ethiopia is an international organisation whose goal is to apply professional expertise to the problems of extreme poverty in Ethiopia. The word "Praxis" comes from the Greek language, and meaning the application of knowledge to solve proble ...

, an international organisation addressing poverty in Ethiopia

The arts

* ''Praxis'', a novel by

Fay Weldon Fay Weldon CBE, FRSL (born Franklin Birkinshaw; 22 September 1931 – 4 January 2023) was an English author, essayist and playwright. Over the course of her 55-year writing career, she published 31 novels, including ''Puffball'' (1980), '' The ...

, published in 1978 * ''

The Praxis ''Dread Empire's Fall'' is a space opera novel series, written since 2002 by the American author Walter Jon Williams. Setting and synopsis The ''Dread Empire's Fall'' series is set in a future in which the powerful Shaa species thousands of year ...

'', a 2002 novel by Walter Jon Williams * ''Praxis'' (album), by Cecil Taylor recorded live in Italy in 1968 *

Praxis (band) Praxis is the name of an experimental rock project, led by producer/bassist Bill Laswell and featuring guitarist Buckethead and drummer Brain in nearly every incarnation of the band. The group worked with many other artists such as Serj Tank ...

, an experimental rock project led by Bill Laswell *

Praxis (dance music act) Kathy Brown (born July 12, 1960) is an American dance and house singer from South Carolina. Her credits include vocals on the songs "Turn Me Out (Turn to Sugar)" and "Strings of Life (Stronger on My Own)". Career Brown began singing in he ...

Praxis (art collaborative) Praxis is an art collaborative composed of a husband and wife team. Brainard Carey (born October 7, 1968) is an American; Delia Bajo (born November 2, 1974) is a Spaniard. They live and work in New York City and New Haven, CT. History Praxis was ...

, an American art duo * ''PRAXIS: a journal of writing + building'', published by the

Ohio State University College of Engineering The Ohio State University College of Engineering, including the Knowlton School is the academic unit that manages engineering research and education at Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is ...

In fiction

* Praxis, a fictional moon in the film '' Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country'' * Praxis, a metanational corporation in Kim Stanley Robinson's ''

Mars trilogy The ''Mars'' trilogy is a series of science fiction novels by Kim Stanley Robinson that chronicles the settlement and terraforming of the planet Mars through the personal and detailed viewpoints of a wide variety of characters spanning almost tw ...

'' * Praxis, a fictional underground metropolis in the SyFy series ''

Sanctuary A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred place, such as a shrine. By the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety. This secondary use can be categorized into human sanctuary, a saf ...

'' * Praxis Kit, an item used to unlock various abilities in several of the ''

Deus Ex ''Deus Ex'' is a series of role-playing video games, set during the mid 21st century. Focusing on the conflict between secretive factions who wish to control the world by proxy, and the effects of transhumanistic attitudes and technologies in a ...

'' video games * "Praxis", an episode of the podcast ''

Alice Isn't Dead ''Alice Isn't Dead'' is a podcast presented as a series of audio diaries by a truck driver in her search across America for the wife she had long assumed was dead (the eponymous Alice). In the course of her search, she encounters not-quite-human ...

'' * Baron Praxis, an antagonist in the 2003 video game ''Jak II''

Other uses

* ''Praxis'' (moth), a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae * ''

Praxis Discussion Series The Praxis Discussion Series was established by the World Bank office in Sydney, Australia in order to provide a forum to discuss ideas, approaches, initiatives and policy pertinent to international development. Launched in January 2009 in par ...

'', televised discussion on international development established by the World Bank in Australia *

Praxis intervention Praxis intervention is a form of participatory action research that emphasizes working on the praxis potential, or phronesis, of its participants. This contrasts with other forms of participatory action research, which emphasize the collective mo ...

, in social work, a methodology for intervention within communities *

Praxis Rabemananjara Stéphane Praxis Rabemananjara (born September 9, 1983 in Madagascar) is a Malagasy football striker currently playing for Saint-Denis FC. He is a member of the Madagascar national football team. International career International goals :''S ...

(born 1987), Malagasy footballer *

Praxis test {{Education in the U.S. A Praxis test is one of a series of American teacher certification exams written and administered by the Educational Testing Service. Various Praxis tests are usually required before, during, and after teacher training cou ...

, a United States teacher certification exam * PRAXXIS, (with added X) a feminist design atelier at The Manchester School of Architecture led by Helen Iball (also known as Helen Aston).

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