Praxis may refer to:

Philosophy and religion

Praxis (process) Praxis is the process by which a theory, lesson, or skill is enacted, embodied, realized, applied, or put into practice. "Praxis" may also refer to the act of engaging, applying, exercising, realizing, or practising ideas. This has been a recurr ...

, the process by which a theory, lesson, or skill is enacted, practised, embodied, or realised * Praxis model, a way of doing theology * Praxis (Byzantine Rite), the practice of faith, especially worship * Christian theological praxis, the practice of the Gospel in the world * The

Book of Acts The Acts of the Apostles (, ''Práxeis Apostólōn''; ) is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of The gospel, its message to the Roman Empire. Acts and the Gospel of Luke make u ...

(), or a reading from it * Praxis School, 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 continuation of ''Praxis'' and predecessor of ''Constellations''

Organizations and business

* Praxis (store), a Dutch chain of hardware stores * Altran Praxis, a British software company * Praxis Business School, Kolkata, a management institute in India * Praxis Care, a social-care charity based in Belfast, Northern Ireland * Praxis Ethiopia, an international organisation addressing poverty in Ethiopia * Praxis (trade union), Irish trade union for professional artists

The arts

* ''Praxis'', a novel by Fay Weldon, published in 1978 * '' The Praxis'', a 2002 novel by Walter Jon Williams * ''Praxis'' (album), by Cecil Taylor recorded live in Italy in 1968 *

Praxis (band) Praxis is 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 Tankian from Sy ...

, an experimental rock project led by Bill Laswell * Praxis (dance music act) * Praxis (art collaborative), an American art duo * ''PRAXIS: a journal of writing + building'', published by the Ohio State University College of Engineering

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 187 year ...

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

Sanctuary A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred space, sacred place, such as a shrine, protected by ecclesiastical immunity. By the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety. This seconda ...

'' * Praxis Kit, an item used to unlock various abilities in several of the '' Deus Ex'' video games * "Praxis", an episode of the podcast '' Alice Isn't Dead'' * 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'', televised discussion on international development established by the World Bank in Australia * Praxis intervention, in social work, a methodology for intervention within communities * Praxis (proposed city), company formed in 2019 that plans to create a city in the Mediterranean * Praxis Rabemananjara (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 ...

, a United States teacher certification exam * PRAXXIS, (with added X) a feminist design atelier at

Manchester School of Architecture The Manchester School of Architecture (MSA) is a List of architecture schools#United Kingdom, School of Architecture, jointly administered by the University of Manchester and the Manchester Metropolitan University in the city of Manchester, Engl ...

led by Helen Iball (also known as Helen Aston).

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