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.

Carey Conference 2012 04

For our first session today we bifurcated by gender. We men listened to John Benton who spoke on the current climate. He had many interesting things to say under these three headings:
1. Demography
In the coming years we can expect to see more
Elderly
Immigrant
Young
Single
Poorer
IT people
2. Psychology
There is increasingly a culture that is a
Secular culture
Therapy culture
Entertainment culture
Post-modern culture
Social media
3. Theology
Church the importnace of the body of Christ
Grace real grace not secualr grace (as in American TV)
Scripture

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