AmFest: A Political Revival? (ft. Dr. Joe Boot & Virgil Walker)

AmFest: A Political Revival? (ft. Dr. Joe Boot & Virgil Walker)

On this episode of CrossPolitic Gabe, Knox, and Pastor Toby are live at AmFest 2025 with Virgil Walker and Dr. Joe Boot to talk about what it means that a massive conservative conference is putting prayer and the Gospel front and center. They dig into a question a lot of Christians are feeling right now: can a coalition hold together on mission when there are real doctrinal and political differences underneath it? From the “Israel debate” to America First priorities to Boot’s warning about “two-story Christianity,” this conversation lands on one big claim: Christ’s lordship has to touch everything, or Christian culture won’t survive.

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Intro

02:00 – Why AmFest feels totally foreign to Europe

03:13 – The “Super Bowl of conservatism” + denominational mix

08:13 – Virgil on Reformed squabbles and public pettiness

10:33 – “Order of importance” when culture is collapsing

12:23 – Why Israel is dominating current conversations

15:11 – America First vs theological framing of foreign policy

18:19 – Boot’s planned Catholic debate pivot

26:26 – “Two-story Christianity” and why it breaks Christian culture

29:12 – Outro

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