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.

Assembly blogged

So I'm home from the Assembly, which was a good time as reported. I had not particularly been looking forward - too many conferences already this year, the programme did not look that strong and numbers appeared to be down. As it turned out it was a very distinctive conference of a high standard and numbers were not too bad in the end, with plenty of new folk and a good mixture (for me) of familiar and new faces. I suppose the one depressing thing is that we continue to be a fringe (Baptist) of a fringe (Reformed) of a fringe (Evangelical). There was something rather rugged and individual even bloody minded about our main speakers that would read well in a history book but is more difficult in reality. But then Ii think it might be like that with Calvin or Nehemiah or Enoch too. Mp3s of the messages should be on the Caterham website soon.

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