He offers courses in New Testament, African American Religions, Islam, and Theories & Methods in Religious Studies. His seminars examine the intersection of religion and identity (e.g. Ethnicity, Gender, & Religion, and the Bible & Race in the USA, ). Newton's scholarship revolves around the politics of scripture-making. Active in the academic blogosphere, he curates the student-scholar magazine Sowing the Seed: Fruitful Conversations on Religion, Culture, and Teaching and hosts the podcast Broadcast Seeding: Future Food for Thought .