The '''American Orthodox Institute''' is a research and educational organization that engages the cultural issues of the day within the Orthodox Christian moral tradition. Though it may be described as a "think tank," it is not a political organization but rather has as its purpose the direct engagement with culture, of which politics is only one element. Its director is Fr. Hans Jacobse, a priest of the [[Greek Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]] and the editor of the [http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/ Orthodoxy Today] website.