Rev. Christy Newton, Ph.D. is an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) who has served local Disciples and United Church of Christ congregations in Arkansas and California and worked in campus ministry/church relations at Chapman University. An alumna of Texas Christian University, Nanzan University (Nagoya, Japan), Monash University (Melbourne, Australia), and Pacific School of Religion, Christy also received her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies from the Graduate Theological in May 2011. Her soon-to-be-published dissertation entitled, Saving at Wal-Mart: Theology and Relationships in Consumer Culture, reflects her sincere passion for connecting the world of ideas with the everyday spirituality.  Currently, Christy serves as the Senior Minister at the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Vallejo, California, and she teaches social ethics for Lexington Theological Seminary.