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.

Some books

Recent reading has included these books:
1. One forever, Rory Shiner. This is a nice little book in a series of Guidebooks for life by Matthiasmedia. Seven brief chapters on union with Christ, it is full of good material. I picked up at the Affinity Conference earlier in the year.
2. A little bird told me, Timothy Cross (Focus). This book on everyday expressions from Scripture was a little disappointing in that it doesn't really go into etymological questions. Good fun though with 52 expressions covered, from "The apple of my eye" to "The half has not been told".
3. Jesus the Son of God, Don Carson (IVP). This little three chapter book is typical Carson in  that it is very thorough explanation of the biblical idea of Son of God that later goes into the question of how it should be translated in Muslim cultures.
4. The creedal imperative, Carl Trueman (Crossway). This 2012 book is a well written and convincing argument for the use of creeds and confessions.

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