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Praxis, a transliteration of the Greek word πρᾶξις (derived from the stem of the verb πράσσειν, ''prassein'' "to do, to act"), means "practice, action, doing".〔(Online Etymological Dictionary )〕 More particularly, it means either: # practice, as distinguished from theory, of an art, science, etc.; or practical application or exercise of a branch of learning; # habitual or established practice; custom.〔(Praxis definition )〕 == Orthodoxy and orthopraxis == Eastern Christian writers, especially those in the Byzantine tradition, use the term "praxis" to refer to what others, using an English rather than a Greek word, call practice of the faith, especially with regard to ascetic and liturgical life. Praxis is a key to understanding the Byzantine tradition, which is observed by the Eastern Orthodox Churches and some Eastern Catholic Churches, because praxis is the basis of the understanding of faith and works as conjoint, without separating the two. The importance of praxis, in the sense of action, is indicated in the dictum of Saint Maximus the Confessor: "Theology without action is the theology of demons."〔(Virginia Fabella, Sergio Torres (editors), ''Doing Theology in a Divided World'' (Orbis Books 1985 ISBN 978-0-88344197-8), p. 15 )〕〔(Paul W. Chilcote, ''Wesley Speaks on Christian Vocation'' (Wipf and Stock 2001 ISBN 978-1-57910812-0), p. 67 )〕〔(Mission among Other Faiths: An Orthodox Perspective )〕 Union with God, to which Christians hold that Jesus invited man, requires not just faith, but correct practice of faith. This idea is found in the Scriptures (1 Cor (11:2 ), 2 Thes (2:14 )) and the Church Fathers, and is linked with the term ''praxis'' in Byzantine theology and vocabulary.() In the context of Orthodoxy, praxis is mentioned opposite theology, in the sense of 'theory and practice'.() Rather, it is a word that means, globally, all that Orthodox ''do''.() Praxis is 'living Orthodoxy'.() Praxis is perhaps most strongly associated with worship. "Orthopraxis" is said to mean "right glory" or "right worship"(); only correct (or proper) practice, particularly correct worship, is understood as establishing the fulness glory given to God. This is one of the primary purposes of liturgy (divine labor), the work of the people. Some Byzantine sources maintain that in the West, Christianity has been reduced "to intellectual, ethical or social categories," whereas right worship is fundamentally important in our relationship to God, forming the faithful into the Body of Christ and providing the path to "true religious education."() A "symbiosis of worship and work" is considered to be inherent in Byzantine praxis.() Fasting, another key part of the practice of the Christian faith, is mentioned as part of Byzantine praxis, in connection with the Sermon on the Mount (Mt (6 )),() and in comparison with the history and commemorations of Lenten fasts.() Praxis may also refer to proper religious etiquette.() 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Praxis (Byzantine Rite)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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