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AOI in AGAIN Magazine

In the Winter 2007 issue of AGAIN Magazine, AOI Executive Director John Couretas contributed a feature length article, "Conflicted Hearts: Orthodox Christians and Social Justice in an Age of Globalization."

The Fall 2007 issue of AGAIN Magazine, published by Conciliar Press, features two articles by American Orthodox Institute authors. In "Orthodox Leadership in the Brave New World," Rev. Johannes L. Jacobse, president of AOI, looks at how our Church can lead not only its own people but civilization through the pitfalls of the 21st century; Rev. John Schroedel, a research fellow at AOI, in "Human Enhancement and the Quest for Perfection," looks at the movement that pursues the conquest of death without reference to the cross of Christ.

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A New Voice for Orthodox Christianity in America

The mission of the American Orthodox Institute is to bring the witness of the Orthodox Christian moral tradition into greater prominence in the American “public square.”

Founded in 2005, AOI is the first independent civil society institution or “think tank” to promote the views, achievements and aspirations of Orthodox Christians in the United States. AOI believes that Orthodox Christianity, and the sorely needed moral witness it provides to a pluralistic and secular society, can no longer be content with its “best kept secret” status.

AOI works in these ways to accomplish its mission:

Raise the voices of Orthodox Christians to greater prominence on important political, social and cultural issues.
Deepen the appreciation among American public for the contribution that the Orthodox Christian moral tradition makes to society.
Create a bridge between Orthodox Christians in America and the institutions and individuals in traditionally Orthodox cultures around the world who share AOI’s mission.

Reach out to Christians of other traditions, and those people of non-Christian faiths, on social and moral issues where common cause may be made.

AOI is non-profit and non-partisan, and supported by those who share the AOI mission and the ancient Christian faith that has spread, by the providence of God, from the Aleutian Islands to the Florida Keys.

In places where the Church has taken root, it has incorporated the best characteristics of the local culture. Orthodox teaching holds that what ever good exists in a local culture must be nurtured and strengthened.

Orthodox Christianity is a living and active faith. It is a unity of faith and works, which is true evangelism. “What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?” (James 2:14).

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Visit the recently launched AOI Blog -- sure to become a "must see" sight for compelling Orthodox discourse.

Ancient Faith Radio interviews Rev. Johannes L. Jacobse on the launch of AOI

Host John Maddex talks to Fr. Hans about AOI’s mission to bring the moral clarity of the Orthodox Christian tradition to bear on “bedrock” social issues. And Fr. Hans answers this pressing question: Can an Orthodox Christian be a Democrat? Listen to the entire interview.

How did we get here?

The books below help us understand the state of our culture. They include historical and cultural studies, often brilliant, sometimes informed with a deep theological sensibility, and always ringing with moral clarity. They provide the concepts and vocabulary to understand our predicament in a morally comprehensible way, certainly the first step in discovering how we can bring renewal to our culture and society.