Praxis

Praxis is the putting of theory into practice. The term may refer to:

• Christian theological praxis
• Praxis (Eastern Orthodoxy), the practice of faith, especially worship
• Praxis (process), the process by which a theory, lesson, or skill is enacted, practiced, embodied, or realized
• The Praxis School, a school of Marxist philosophy
  • Praxis (journal), a journal of the Praxis School
  • Praxis International, the continuation of Praxis (journal) and predecessor of Constellations (journal)
• Praxis Journal of Philosophy, a journal of philosophy of the University of Manchester
• Praxis intervention, in social work, a methodology for intervention within communities
• Praxis test, a United States teacher certification exam
• Praxis (moth), a genus of moth in the subfamily Calpinae

Entertainment

• Praxis (band), a Bill Laswell musical project
• Praxis (album), by Cecil Taylor recorded in Italy in July 1968
• Praxis (television show), a panel discussion on international development
• Praxis (moon), a fictional planetary body in the Star Trek universe

• Praxis effect, the name given to a particular special effect, named after the above

• The Praxis, a novel by Walter Jon Williams
• Praxis, a Metanat in Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars Trilogy
• Praxis (Underground city), a fictional large city located in Hollow Earth. It is sometimes referred to simply as "the underground city" in the SyFy series Sanctuary.
• Praxis Records, an electronic music record label based in Berlin, Germany.

Other uses

• Altran Praxis, a British software company
• Praxis Care, a social care charity based in Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Praxis (store), a Dutch Hardware store-chain
• Praxis Rabemananjara, Malagasy footballer
• Praxis Ethiopia, international organisation dealing with the poverty in Ethiopia

See also

• Practice (disambiguation)
• Practical
• Praxeology
• Praksis
• Antonio Gramsci