The kingdom of God was the central theme of Jesus' preaching. Yet in spite of the centrality of the kingdom in Jesus' ministry, the kingdom of God is far from a dominant theme in most mainline Protestant pulpits and churches. Preaching and teaching about the kingdom has been supplanted by such great themes as personal salvation, heaven and hell, faith, sin, the church, missions and evangelism, justice issues, stewardship, and moral living. So where...