It has become a commonplace in cultural discussion in the last half century to recognize the power of film as a significant shaper of American society and its values. This popular annual lecture, delivered over a dozen times a year for over ten years, seeks to understand this phenomenon and make a case for the Academy Award nominees for best picture as both a barometer and a shaper of current American moral and intellectual standards. After briefly introducing and analyzing each of the films, Dr. Trotter looks at common themes expressed in them and relates those ideas to societal norms and questions present in America today. * refreshments and childcare provided

Standard Way $10 in advance* or $15 at the door $5 more for each additional family member Free for college and grad students           (just show student ID at door) To register in advance* online, use your credit card or PayPal by February 23 by clicking individual registration or registration for two, three, four, or five or more family members. To register in advance* by check, make your check payable to Richmond Center for Christian Study, write "Academy Awards" in the memo line, and mail your check by February 21 to the following address:        Richmond Center for Christian Study        3000 Grove Avenue        Richmond, VA 23221 * If you register in advance, you do not need to bring anything.  Just give your name at the check-in table when you come to the event. Your name will be on the advance registration list.

Preferred Way - helps us meet $10,000 Matching Challenge & acquire Resource Center (what's this?) $10/month or more (in advance or at the door) This registers everyone in your family for this event (For current donors, registering in this way would increase your current monthly pledge by the amount you select)          How close are we? Our remaining needs: 45 pledges of $10/month 24 pledges of $25/month 41 pledges of $50/month 18 pledges of $100/month To register in advance, make your credit card pledge by clicking $10/month, $25/month, $50/month, $100/month, or other monthly amount by February 23. To register at the door, simply provide your credit card information at the registration table when you come to the event and indicate your desired monthly pledge amount.

Dr. Drew Trotter

Drew Trotter is the Executive Director of the Consortium of Christian Study Centers.  He has written on film and popular culture for over thirty years in such publications as Books & Culture, Christianity Today and Critique, and in the field of Biblical studies published Interpreting the Epistle to the Hebrews (Baker, 1997).
       For almost twenty years, Drew has presented a seminar entitled Show and Tell: How to View a Movie Responsibly, helping laypeople and students in churches, Christian college and secular university environments understand this powerful medium and how to think about its influence both on the individual and the society.  He has also taught seminars on popular culture, university education in America today, a Biblical model of discipleship and how to interpret the Scriptures.
       A well-respected Bible teacher, Drew has lectured and preached at seminaries, churches and colleges throughout the United States and Canada on a wide variety of topics including prayer, discipleship, and Christian cultural awareness.
       Drew has three sons, two daughters-in-law and three grandchildren and lives with his wife of thirty-eight years, Marie, in Charlottesville, VA.