The similar phrase 'Worldly Christianity' is one used by Bonhoeffer. It's J Gresham Machen that I want to line up most closely with. See his Christianity and culture here. Having done commentaries on Proverbs (Heavenly Wisdom) and Song of Songs (Heavenly Love), a matching title for Ecclesiastes would be Heavenly Worldliness. For my stance on worldliness, see 3 posts here.

10 Eponymous UK Places

1 Bury St Edmunds – Edmund the Martyr, King of East Anglia
2 Kingston upon Hull – Edward I of England
3 Milton Keynes – Milton Friedman and John Maynard Keynes
4 Ormskirk – Orme, a Viking chief
5 Peterlee – Peter Lee, a miners' leader
6 Telford – Thomas Telford
7 Wolverhampton – Wulfrun
8 Merthyr Tydfil - Tydfil the martyr
9 St David's - David the patron saint
10 Porth Madog - W A Maddocks
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1 comment:

Iain said...

Number 3 is based on an urban myth - it was actually named after the village which already existed on the site of the new town.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middleton_%28Milton_Keynes_Village%29